Approaches to ensuring sustainability of supply chains

Supply chain networks (SCN) are a typical example of a complex and large-scale system, which is a network of suppliers, manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution channels organized to acquire raw materials, convert these raw materials into finished products, and then distribute these products to customers. In such a complex system, the constant adoption of many effective and well-grounded management decisions is an integral part of high-performance business functioning. However, the more complex the system, the less complete and inaccurate is the information available for its classification, characteristics, and, consequently, the higher the level of uncertainty.