Ensuring the security of global supply chains and managing logistics risks after the COVID-19 pandemic

Tatiana Kulagovskaya

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ENSURING THE SECURITY OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND MANAGING LOGISTICS RISKS AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Ensuring the security of global supply chains and managing logistics risks after the COVID-19 pandemic

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Published in Economic policy and national security · Pages 53–61 · Rubric: ECONOMIC SECURITY

Received: 19.12.2025 Accepted: 02.02.2026 Published: 25.02.2026

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Tatiana Kulagovskaya

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Tatiana Kulagovskaya

Academic degree: doctor of economic sciences

Science rang: docent

North-Caucasus Federal University Head of the Department · Department of Tourism and Hospitality Industry · Russian Federation · Stavropol

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ABSTRACT

Introduction. Despite the implementation of cutting-edge technology, global supply chains have faced significant difficulties in overcoming the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical challenges include labour and staff shortages due to quarantine and low supply, a crisis in the supply of raw materials and components, restrictions on container transport, and difficulties with transporting and distributing goods. As the pandemic has shown, the advantages of globalisation that are evident in stable times become significant drawbacks in the event of shock impact. The purpose of the article is to analyse and evaluate the internal and external risks that have emerged in global supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the article offers recommendations for enhancing the resilience of supply chains and improving companies' ability to respond to exogenous risks and organising logistics business processes to better withstand shocks. Methods. To conduct a qualitative assessment of the transformation of global supply chains, the scenario method was used. Additionally, possibilities of improving the logistics infrastructure for ensuring supply stability were examined and analysed within the framework of methodological approaches to the concept of sustainable development. The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic were assessed through a comparative analysis. Results. Supply chain resilience should be considered as a strategy for leveraging passive assets in anticipated events and emergencies. In the process of designing supply chains at various levels, it is prudent to take into account the following factors that enhance their resilience: to give due consideration to the following factors that increase their resilience: staff training; implementation of supplier relationship management programmes; improving communication efficiency; cross-functional risk management at the operational level and maintaining an adequate level of safety stock at the company level. It has been proven that supply chains can be effectively managed by taking into account the principles of adaptation, digitalisation, resilience,ripple effect, and sustainable development. The required flexibility to mitigate potential risks and future disruptions to both demand and supply is achieved through the implementation of modular operations. These operations are designed to reduce the logistic cycle, thereby decrease raw material delivery times for orders with extended fulfilment times. Additionally, the operations encompass organization of production on a pre-order basis, with a production plan based on the expected delivery date, and furthermore, counterparties are audited to minimise external risks.

KEYWORDS

logistics, supply chains, shock impact, resilience, security

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