A supply network is a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links, which adds value for customers through the manufacturing and delivery of products.
The term "supply network" refers to the high-tech phenomenon of contract manufacturing where the brand owner does not touch the product.
[2] A resilient supply network effectively aligns its strategy, operations, management systems, governance structure, and decision-support capabilities so that it can uncover and adjust to continually changing risks, endure disruptions to its primary earnings drivers, and create advantages over less adaptive competitors.
It is about continuously anticipating and adjusting to discontinuities that can permanently impair the value preposition of a core business with focus on delivering customer satisfaction.
Strategic resilience requires continuous innovation with respect to product structures, processes, but also corporate behaviour.