Security of supply
Global supply chains can quickly break down when crises strike, such as pandemics, wars or natural disasters. Essential products such as protective equipment, food, energy and medicines become scarce, and municipalities end up far down on suppliers' priority lists. Building resilience requires more than just emergency stockpiles; it also requires the ability to swiftly change production methods, identify alternative materials and verify that new products meet the required standards. It also requires collaboration between authorities and industry. Without clear processes, a consistent approach and the necessary technical capability, quick fixes can lead to a crisis within a crisis, resulting in substandard products and the inefficient use of resources.
RISE strengthens Sweden's supply security by acting as a neutral coordinator between the government, industry and the research community. With a broad overview of different industries and an understanding of value chains, vulnerabilities can be identified and needs matched with production capacity. RISE helps authorities to evaluate which products are critical and how they can be secured in the event of import shortages. It analyses alternative value chains and verifies that new solutions meet quality requirements before launch. Prepare Sweden establishes long-term structures for production conversion, providing test and demonstration environments that enable the rapid verification of new materials and processes in the event of a crisis.
Energy supply within total defence
Food & drinking water - total defence
Health & medical care - total defence
Production conversion- total defense
Prepare Sweden will strengthen Swedish security of supply
What will happen when the next crisis strikes, and who will do what? Prepare Sweden strengthens society's preparedness through a shared approach with clearer responsibilities and the technical ability to act quickly.
Swedish food supply shifts from just in time to just in case
Sweden's food supply system has been designed for efficiency, not crisis management. Climate change, pandemics and geopolitical unrest have revealed the fragility of the system. What will we eat if the worst happens? Are we prepared to deal with it?
How to ensure access to essential products in a crisis
Domestic supply - what can Swedish industry do?
Safeguarding material supply and building up business structures able to cope with crises and rapid changes are increasingly important.
”Companies that have completed their risk analysis are better equipped to manage crisis situations”, says Martin Kurdve, researcher at RISE.
Collaboration between society and business on security of supply
The pandemic has brought the issue of security of supply to the forefront. When global value chains could no longer be relied upon, and when small Swedish municipalities ended up far down on the customer lists of large suppliers, it was easy to imagine that in the future it would be everyone for themselves. But building up security of supply for times of crisis actually requires the opposite: cooperation. This is the clear message from RISE, which is preparing for a new role in Sweden’s national defence.