The adaptive strategy in a network supply chain in the conditions of disruptions

Turbulent environment and large demand fluctuations induce numerous enterprises to cooperate with other organizations in supply networks. Enterprises try to cooperate in different configurations enabling an increase in value added. Since the basic processes forming the usefulness of form, place and time are production operations and logistic processes, hence cooperation in these two task areas is increasingly essential. Therefore, subcontracting of production and logistic tasks is an essential factor determining the structure of contemporary supply chains which are called network chains. The resistance of network supply chains to disruptions is the same important exploratory area. Moreover, from the perspective of individual chain links forming a network supply chain, an essential issue is the skill of adapting itself to variable conditions of the environment and changes in the structure of the chain itself. The article took into consideration both of the exploratory areas: The resistance of network supply chains to disruptions and adaptive strategies of chain links in a supply chain. Keywords: Adaptive strategy, material decoupling point, disruptions.