Cold chain as a resilience feature of the supply chain in changing conditions of the environment

This paper assesses the adequacy of existing Cold Chain technologies for use during increased temperature, increased demand, and required environmental protection. The research problem lies in determining whether adopting the process of cold chain technologies due to observed environmental changes significantly improves the supply chain's resilience. The main hypothesis is that cold chain technologies deliver increased supply chain resilience. However, they require additional energy. Methodology: The paper consists of a description of existing CC technologies' conditions across industrial standards that relies on two stages: a description of regulations regarding cold chain technologies and a verification of the theoretical approach towards cold chain applications in the environmentally friendly supply chain. Findings: Energy usage restrictions and many regulatory requirements affect existing supply chains. Due to increased ambient temperatures, maintaining optimal temperatures in storage facilities becomes more difficult. This can lead to spoilage of perishable goods and require additional energy to maintain cool storage conditions. Product shortages and price fluctuations for various goods can also occur, creating uncertainty and instability within supply chains. Originality / value: Cold chain technologies improve the quality and efficiency of supply chain processes, yet changing environmental conditions make such systems more energy-hungry. Therefore, the demand for reliable and environmentally friendly cold chain solutions is increasing.The paper summarises selected requirements from public contracts, relating to WIM preselection systems in Poland. The difference between WIM and HS-WIM requirements is presented, and the differing requirements based on both international documentation and the standardised requirements that new or refurbished stations must meet are described.