Quality Models for Preventing the Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions in Future Crises

Supply chains, which have numerous participants, are exposed and vulnerable. In recent years, this has been evident in disruptions caused by circumstances that have changed the context, such as: 1) the COVID-19 pandemic, 2) the Suez Canal blockade, 3) the war in Ukraine. These circumstances caused disruptions in supply chains and surprised numerous participants in the international market, individual organizations, but also states and entities around the world. This caused confusion and large financial losses for numerous global market participants, but also for all citizens on the planet. To significantly reduce the damage in future crises, it is necessary to act preventively and proactively. In the paper, the authors research, explain and propose three original models to prevent major damage: 1) a model for individual organizations, 2) a national economy model and 3) a global model. The authors conduct research by applying methods of scientific cognition and analysing three case studies from the recent past. It is concluded that by applying the models presented in the paper, the resilience of supply chains increases, and the damage from disruptions in supply chains in future crises can be significantly reduced, and the quality of life of everyone on the planet less threatened.