The Impact of the Necessarily Increasing Resilience of Supply Chains on Supplier Relationships

Today's supply chains are facing serious challenges. The ever-changing environment, economic situation, and differentiating customer needs make it difficult for chains to operate. To produce a product or service that meets customer needs, it is necessary to work with the right partners. But this is not enough. A dynamic and changing environment also requires flexibility and adaptability, not just for one company but for the whole chain. This is resilience. This study aims to examine which factors determine the choice of supplier in a supplier-customer partnership and how flexible these factors are. The research was carried out using an online questionnaire among Hungarian enterprises.