Facilitated by Prof. Kulwant S Pawar, Prof Nachiappan Subramanian, Mr. Thang Chu, Prof Vinh Thai and Dr Hung Nguyen

Global disruptions are becoming increasingly common, whether due to conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine and USA-Iran disputes or trade wars such as the USA-China and the recent imposition of trade tariffs by the USA administration on various countries that trade with the US. Concurrently, climate change is impacting global trade flows. The relationships between trading partners are extremely fragile and unstable. Consequently, these global geopolitical disruptions, such as the USA’s tariffs on imports, are causing major uncertainties in global supply chains and impacting non-USA supply chains. These disruptions are causing significant challenges for supply chain planners, decision-makers and stakeholders. Therefore, it is essential to examine the resilience capabilities applied in the current context and strategies deployed by suppliers to maintain stability. This year’s workshop proposes to explore the multifaceted challenges and strategies associated with resilience in terms of tools and mechanisms for conceptualising short-term and long-term resilience strategies in the context of complex geopolitical disruptions. In essence, how do we contextualise Supply Chain Resilience under Geopolitical Disruptions?

Participants will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogues with both academics and practitioners, fostering a collaborative environment to address pressing issues related to supply chain disruption and resilience.

The workshop will feature guest speakers from academia and business who will provide practical examples and insights. The workshop will be facilitated, and discussions are likely to centre around four key themes.

• Understanding and classifying the type and nature of disruptions
• Impact of disruptions on supply chains (short-medium-long term)
• Type of tools, mechanisms and strategies adopted to mitigate the effects on supply chain operations
• Development of a contextualisation framework or theory

Outline

The workshop will follow the approximate timetable below:

14:30 – 15:00 Networking, Coffee & Tea

15:00 – 15:30 Welcome, brief introduction and invited contributions

15:30 – 16:30 Workshop group work

16:30 – 17:00 Concluding discussion