Title :
Structure Analysis of Supply Chain Networks Based on Complex Network Theory
Author :
Keqiang, Wang ; Zhaofeng, Zeng ; Dongchuan, Sun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus. Adm., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou
Abstract :
Supply chain network could be seen as a complex network which consists of lots of suppliers, retailers, consumers and their relations. The structure of complex supply chain network is an important issue. The authors investigated Guangzhou automotive industry supply chain network. This network is formed by 84 enterprises, which Guangzhou Honda, Dongfeng-Nissan and Guangzhou-Toyota are key hubs of the network. Some statistical attributes of the network were calculated, such as degree distribution, average path length, and clustering coefficient,. The statistical result shows that Guangzhou automotive industry supply chain network is a complex network possessing attributes of small-word and scale-free.
Keywords :
automotive engineering; statistical analysis; supply chain management; Dongfeng-Nissan; Guangzhou Honda; Guangzhou automotive industry supply chain network; Guangzhou-Toyota; average path length; clustering coefficient; complex network possessing attributes; complex network theory; complex supply chain network; degree distribution; statistical attributes; structure analysis; supply chain networks; Agricultural engineering; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Complex networks; Information analysis; Intelligent networks; Knowledge engineering; Network topology; Robustness; Supply chains; complex network; structure; supply chain;
Conference_Titel :
Semantics, Knowledge and Grid, 2008. SKG '08. Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3401-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3401-5
DOI :
10.1109/SKG.2008.71
