Reading Materials and Podcasts to Learn More About Supply Chain Resilience
For those interested in learning more about supply chain resilience and supply chain risk management, we have selected two books and two podcasts that address the topic from complementary perspectives. The selection includes essential readings on organizational resilience and podcasts dedicated to disruption management, supplier visibility, and new supply chain risk management strategies.
Recommended Reading
The Classic: *The Resilient Enterprise*, by Yossi Sheffi
Originally published in 2005, it remains one of the seminal works on supply chain resilience. Sheffi, a professor at MIT and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, analyzes how organizations can prepare for disruptions through redundancy, flexibility, detection capabilities, and collaboration with suppliers, institutions, and competitors.
The book remains relevant today because it does not focus on a specific technology or threat, but rather on the organizational principles that enable a company to weather an incident and quickly resume operations.
The Supply Chain Guide: Supply Chain Risk Management, by John Manners-Bell
The fourth edition offers a broad overview of the risks affecting global supply chains, combining management models and industry-specific case studies.
The book addresses logistical disruptions, geopolitical instability, climate change, technological risks, and specific vulnerabilities in the automotive, pharmaceutical, food, high-tech, and consumer goods sectors. The case studies include the pandemic, the Suez Canal blockage, and trade tensions between the United States and China.
Must Listen
Resilient Supply Chain, with Tom Raftery
This is a weekly podcast aimed at supply chain, procurement, operations, and technology leaders. Tom Raftery interviews managers, entrepreneurs, and specialists involved in disruption management, sourcing, operational visibility, automation, and sustainability.
Particularly relevant to this issue is the episode from July 20, 2026, Mapping the Supply Chain Takes Five Seconds. Taking Action Is the Hard Part . The discussion addresses visibility beyond the first tier of suppliers and a very real problem: obtaining more data on suppliers is pointless if the organization lacks the accountability, priorities, and decision-making processes to use that data.
The Chain, the ASCM podcast
The Association for Supply Chain Management’s podcast offers a more institutional perspective on the major changes currently affecting the industry.
The episodes address resilience in the face of geopolitical shocks, digital transformation, the evolution of the SCOR model, and the role of expertise in managing global supply chains. It is particularly useful for those who wish to connect individual operational cases to internationally recognized models and professional practices.
Books and podcasts start from different perspectives, but they converge on the same principle: resilience does not stem from the ability to predict every disruption. It stems from an understanding of dependencies and the ability to make decisions before a critical issue spreads throughout the entire chain.
