‘How to build resilience?’ – commentary by DIERA Sp. z o.o.

The latest issue of EUROLOGISTICS 2/2025 features an article entitled ‘How to build resilience?’ on the challenges and threats lurking in the path of supply chain management companies. According to Artur Piotrowski, author of the content:

We are now in an era of constant disruption in supply chains that will not slow down in the coming decade. We are dealing with rising geopolitical tensions, changing patterns of trade flows, expanding tariff regimes, a new monetary policy environment and increased risk from climate events. While these events may be unpredictable, there are patterns we can establish that can help us measure and plan for risk.

In the context of the difficulties encountered and how to deal with them, Pawel Zielinski - Director of the Diera Centre Region at our company - was asked to comment:

According to a McKinsey report, major disruptions in global supply chains occur on average every 3.5 years and can result in a loss of up to 42% of EBITDA within a decade. The results of Deloitte's global survey show that 79% of companies have experienced disruption in the past year, but only 22% were prepared for it. The main causes are geopolitical tensions, climate change, armed conflicts and infrastructure constraints. For example, attacks on ships in the Red Sea have resulted in a change in routes bypassing the Suez Canal, increasing the cost of transporting containers from US$1,500 to more than US$5,000. At the same time, customer expectations are rising - especially for express deliveries.

These figures confirm the observations of the management of Diera Sp. z o.o., a full-service logistics and supply chain management company, and Diera Intermodal, which specialises in intermodal solutions. Both companies seek to strengthen the resilience of supply chains through digitisation of processes, regionalisation of chains and the creation of flexible supplier networks. We are implementing chain mapping, risk analysis, redundancy building and scenario planning (crisis scenarios). Remember that sustainable logistics, is more resilient logistics. This approach increases operational resilience and ensures business continuity even in the face of dynamic market changes.

The full content of the aforementioned article as well as the entire issue of EUROLOGISTICS 2/2025 is available to readers free of charge on LOG24.