robustness of the supply chain. This results in an additional consideration of product design, production and distribution strategies, and the development of partnership relations with suppliers and customers (Chopra and Sodhi 2004, Tang 2006a). Much has been written regarding a wide range of ideas and techniques to identify, analyse, accommodate and minimise the effects of supply chain disruptions. However, implement- ing such strategies as adding buffer, building flexibility and adopting coordination mechanisms is a costly endeavour (Prater et al. 2001, da Silveira 2006). Some of those resultant costs could be passed along to consumers, but in many cases the market is too competitive to raise prices. Also, in certain circumstances, the introduction of some measures that mitigate supply chain disruptions may add to the complexity of a system and thus become inherently infeasible. In this research, we attempt to make a theoretical contribution by understanding how postponement can be used as a strategy to mitigate supply chain disruptions from a complexity perspective.