ReSChape Project Featured in Springer’s New Book Series on Human-Centred Technology Management
The ReSChape project continues to strengthen its visibility and scientific impact with the inclusion of its research in Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future, a newly published book series by Springer. The series compiles research contributions presented during the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) Conference, which took place in July 2024 in Porto, Portugal.
Among the featured studies is “Developing Strategies for Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains”, authored by Ricardo Zimmermann, Pedro Senna, Paulo Pereira, Rosanna Fornasiero, Andrea Zangiacomi, and Frida Betto, all active contributors to the ReSChape project. The paper focuses on how companies and supply chains (SCs) can apply practical strategies to enhance social, environmental, and economic sustainability, while strengthening their ability to anticipate, respond to, and recover from unexpected events.
This research adopts a comprehensive and integrative perspective, emphasizing that business continuity—whether achieved through persistence, adaptation, or transformation—is a shared objective of both sustainability and resilience. Reducing long-term risks requires strategies that serve both domains in parallel.
Within the framework of the ReSChape project, the research team identified 134 actionable strategies that companies can implement to simultaneously advance sustainability and resilience. These actions were thoroughly analyzed and categorized based on their contributions to the three pillars of sustainability—social, environmental, and economic—as well as their alignment with eight core resilience capabilities.
The result of this classification process is the Supply Chain Sustainability and Resilience Radar, a dynamic framework developed as part of the study and explored throughout the ReSChape project. This model serves as a practical decision-making tool, allowing companies to identify and prioritize actions most relevant to their specific challenges and contexts.
Crucially, the model is designed to evolve over time. It functions as a “living tool”—capable of integrating new actions as emerging risks appear, and excluding outdated ones as certain risks diminish in probability or impact. Its adaptability makes it highly relevant for companies navigating today’s fast-changing economic, environmental, and geopolitical landscapes.
Moreover, the study highlights that many of the identified actions require the active involvement of multiple stakeholders, particularly policymakers and regulatory bodies. The importance of policy in shaping resilient and sustainable supply chains has been a central theme throughout the ReSChape project, and this research further reinforces that conclusion.
The publication of this study in a leading academic series marks another milestone for ReSChape in disseminating its results and engaging the wider research, industry, and policy communities. It is a testament to the project’s commitment to promoting innovation, knowledge sharing, and practical tools to build more future-proof, human-centric supply chains across Europe.