Research on Evolutionary Mechanism of Agile Supply Chain Network via Complex Network Theory

Nai-Ru Xu, Jia-Bao Liu, Li De-Xun and Jun Wang

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2016, vol. 2016, 1-9

Abstract:

The paper establishes the evolutionary mechanism model of agile supply chain network by means of complex network theory which can be used to describe the growth process of the agile supply chain network and analyze the complexity of the agile supply chain network. After introducing the process and the suitability of taking complex network theory into supply chain network research, the paper applies complex network theory into the agile supply chain network research, analyzes the complexity of agile supply chain network, presents the evolutionary mechanism of agile supply chain network based on complex network theory, and uses Matlab to simulate degree distribution, average path length, clustering coefficient, and node betweenness. Simulation results show that the evolution result displays the scale-free property. It lays the foundations of further research on agile supply chain network based on complex network theory.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1155/2016/4346580

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