1st Edition

Sustainable Supply Chains in the Digital Age Navigating Complexity, Technology and Finance

Edited By Kateryna Lysenko-Ryba, Sabina Kauf Copyright 2026
304 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Modern supply chains operate in conditions of increasing complexity and uncertainty, resulting from both dynamic technological changes and increasing regulatory requirements. Companies must simultaneously optimise their processes for efficiency and costs, minimise risk, and adapt to new ESG standards that are changing the way supply chains operate. This requires modern management tools, strategic... Read more

Introduction

PART I Technologies and innovations in supply chains

1 Industry 5.0: technological revolution in supply chains – how new technologies are transforming logistics management
Katarzyna Antosz

2 The transformation of supply chains – creating innovative solutions using artificial intelligence
Marharyta Reveniuk

3 Sustainable supply chain management: emerging challenges, technological innovations, and future research perspectives
Dominik Zimon

4 The development of computer simulation in supply chain management in light of the applications of artificial intelligence and virtual reality
Grzegorz Wróbel

5 Application of simulation tools in assessing the benefits of implementing IoT systems in manufacturing companies
Yaroslav Oleshkevych

PART II Risks, challenges, and financing of sustainable supply chains

6 Challenges and concerns in ESG reporting – analysing preparations for new sustainability regulations in supply chains
Kateryna Lysenko-Ryba

7 Effective financing tools in sustainable supply chains
Małgorzata Leśniowska-Gontarz

8 Sustainable Supply Chain Finance (SSCF) as a manifestation of the financialisation of sustainable supply chains
Sabina Kauf and Agata Gemzik-Salwach

9 The systematic approach to risk management in the sustainable supply chain
Iryna Prokopiuk-Gnes

10 Sustainable supply chains as a foundation for food security and sustainable competitiveness of regions
Karolina Palimąka

11 Optimisation of medical device management as an element of sustainable supply chains and the implementation of sustainable development policy in medical institutions
Sylwia Banaś-Mazur

Summary and conclusions

Biography

Kateryna Lysenko-Ryba is Assistant Professor at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland, Vice-Dean of the College of Management for the Logistics programme, and Academic Supervisor of the postgraduate studies in transport and forwarding.

Sabina Kauf is Head of the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the University of Opole, where she obtained her PhD and postdoctoral degree and also serves as Head of the Department of Process Engineering and Logistics at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland.