Lecturer, University of Sussex Business School
Dr Adela Kondić (also published as Drozdibob) joined Sussex University, Sussex Business School in January 2023 and is Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management. She is currently holding the position of the Head of the Education Division at the Australian Serbian Commerce Chamber. Prior to that, Dr Kondić held positions at the Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, QLD, Australia) Monash Business Schools and La Trobe University Business School (Melbourne, VIC, Australia). She gained PhD in Management at Monash University Business School in 2020. Dr Kondić has over a decade of industry experience in leading positions in Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Consulting in Europe, the USA, and Australia. Her previous education includes a Master of Environmental Engineering and Management gained at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston, MA, USA), Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Moscow, Russia), and the University of Novi Sad (Serbia). Her research is focused on business operations, supply chain management, resilience building in the context of disasters, sustainability, and the role of relationships in these business operations. This research was presented at global conferences in the USA, Europe, and Australia since 2017. Dr Kondić is teaching with focus on the practical relevance of theoretical concepts. She has received multiple awards for teaching and has an outstanding reputation in developing practically relevant programs for employability and business operations. Her work on education is crowned in the form of her role in the Australian Serbian Commerce Chamber.
Presentation abstract: The impact of natural disasters has been increasingly difficult to mitigate over the last two decades. Modern businesses have been affected by multiple floods, storms, earthquakes, global pandemic and many more. Due to the globalisation of the businesses and their operations within supply chains, this effect has been even more emphasized, since business operations can be affected directly, or indirectly, through supplier, transport provider and/or buyer. Therefore, resilience became focal point of researchers’ and managers’ attention. Resilience in not seen as an additional facet of the supply chain, it is now crucial for successful operations. Resilience has been placed as the important target for Global Sustainable Development Goals (GSDGs) because it assists in reaching many of these goals. Resilient supply chains can reach sustainability more easily in all three bottom lines – environmental, social, and economical. In this lecture, we will discuss resilience in the context of natural disasters and how it impacts GSDGs. Objectives: This lecture aims to explore the significance of resilience in supply chains amidst natural disasters, particularly in achieving GSDGs. It highlights the escalating challenges posed by natural disasters on modern businesses due to globalization and interconnected supply chains. By emphasizing resilience as integral to successful operations, the lecture underscores its role in advancing sustainability across environmental, social, and economic dimensions, aligning with the broader objectives of the GSDGs. Purpose and outcomes: The purpose of the lecture is to present lates global research and practice trends in building resilience in the context of natural disaster as well as to connect the outcomes of the resilience-building to GSDGs. Learning outcomes include but are not limited to the following: • Improved understanding of the steps included in the process of resilience-building; • Improved understanding of the role of collaboration in resilience-building; • Ability to connect resilience-building to multiple GSDGs; • Ability to evaluate impact of resilience-building steps on triple bottom line in sustainable operations; • Improved understanding of actions toward GSDGs; • Improved understanding of the importance of building resilient and sustainable businesses.