Electronic scientific and practical journal

Mariia Hryhorak

National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

Volodymyr Marchuk

National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

Oleh Harmash

National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

Abstract

The article substantiates the theoretical and methodological foundations and develops practical approaches to enhancing the resilience, adaptability, and antifragility of supply chains within Ukraine’s defense industry under conditions of high environmental turbulence. The specific nature of defense industry supply chains is defined as complex socio-technical systems operating under the influence of geopolitical risks, restricted access to critical resources and technologies, cyber threats, and strict regulatory requirements. The study systematizes the factors affecting the resilience, adaptability, and viability of defense supply chains and identifies the key threats, barriers, and drivers of their development. The essence of the concepts of resilience, adaptability, and antifragility – which together constitute the foundation of supply chain viability – is revealed, and the rationale for their integrated application in defense industry management is provided. A system of managerial measures is proposed to foster flexible organizational structures, promote partnership-based interaction among business ecosystem participants, and implement modern digital technologies (IoT, Big Data, AI, blockchain, digital twins) that enhance the ability of supply chains to rapidly respond, recover, and transform during crises. The practical significance of the study lies in formulating scientifically grounded recommendations for Ukraine’s defense enterprises to build viable, adaptive, and antifragile supply chains capable of ensuring the continuity of defense production, strengthening national security, and maintaining economic stability amid wartime and global instability.

Keywords

supply chains, defense industry, resilience, adaptability, antifragility, viability, digital technologies, risk management

Анотація

У статті обґрунтовано теоретико-методичні засади та розроблено практичні підходи до підвищення стійкості, адаптивності та антикрихкості ланцюгів постачання підприємств оборонно-промислового комплексу (ОПК) України в умовах високої турбулентності зовнішнього середовища. Визначено специфіку ланцюгів постачання ОПК як складних інтегрованих соціо-технічних систем, що функціонують під впливом геополітичних ризиків, обмежень доступу до ресурсів і технологій, кіберзагроз та жорстких регуляторних вимог. У роботі систематизовано чинники, які впливають на стійкість, адаптивність та життєздатність оборонних ланцюгів постачання, виокремлено ключові загрози, бар’єри та драйвери їх розвитку. Розкрито сутність концепцій стійкості, адаптивності та антикрихкості, що утворюють основу життєздатності систем постачання, та обґрунтовано доцільність їхнього інтегрованого застосування в управлінні ОПК. Запропоновано систему управлінських заходів, спрямованих на формування гнучких організаційних структур, розвиток партнерської взаємодії учасників бізнес-екосистем і впровадження сучасних цифрових технологій (IoT, Big Data, AI, блокчейн, цифрові двійники), які підвищують здатність ланцюгів постачання до швидкого реагування, відновлення та трансформації під час кризових ситуацій. Практичне значення дослідження полягає у формуванні науково обґрунтованих рекомендацій для підприємств ОПК України щодо побудови життєздатних, адаптивних і антикрихких ланцюгів постачання, здатних забезпечити безперервність оборонного виробництва, зміцнення національної безпеки та стійкість економіки в умовах війни та глобальної нестабільності.

Ключові слова

ланцюги постачання, оборонно-промисловий комплекс, стійкість, адаптивність, антикрихкість, життєздатність, цифрові технології, управління ризиками


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Hryhorak M.Yu. Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of International Business and Logistics, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

  •  ORCID –   0000-0002-5023-8602
  • Researcher ID –  AAK-2963-2021
  • Scopus author id: –  57208222758

Marchuk V.Ye. Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of International Business and Logistics, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

  • ORCID – 0000-0003-0140-5416
  • Researcher ID – S-6514-2018
  • Scopus author id: –  57212323045

Harmash O.M. PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of International Business and Logistics, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

  • ORCID –  0000-0003-4324-4411
  • Researcher ID  –   I-4542-2018
  • Scopus author id: – 57218381499

 

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Received: 2025-08-28
Published: 2025-11-08
Issue: No. 33 (2025): October
Section: Articles

How to Cite
Hryhorak M.Yu., Marchuk V.Ye., Harmash O.M. (2025). Enhancing the resilience, adaptability, and antifragility of defense industry supply chains under conditions of high turbulence. Intellectualization of Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Electronic scientific and practical journal, vol. 33, p. 20-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46783/smart-scm/2025-33-2


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