E-Business Assimilation in China's International Trade Firms

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahui Li ◽  
Fujun Lai ◽  
Jian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Environmental Uncertainty ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Ownership Type ◽  
Beijing Area ◽  
It Capability

Despite the importance of international trade firms in China’s economic development, there is only limited empirical evidence about how these firms assimilate Internet-based e-business in global supply chain operations. Using the Technology-Organization-Environment framework, this study investigates technological, organizational, and environmental factors which determine e-business assimilation in these firms. Based on survey data collected from 307 international trade firms in the Beijing area, we found that environmental uncertainty was negatively associated with e-business assimilation, while a firm’s internal IT capability, relative advantage of e-business, learning orientation, and inter-organizational dependence were positive determinants of e-business assimilation. The effect of a firm’s ownership type was also significant. Environmental uncertainty was the most important inhibitor, and IT capability and inter-organizational dependence were the most salient enablers of e-business assimilation.

E-Business Assimilation in China’s International Trade Firms

2011 ◽  
pp. 150-176
Author(s):  
Dahui Li ◽  
Fujun Lai ◽  
Jian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Environmental Uncertainty ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Ownership Type ◽  
Beijing Area ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
It Capability

Despite the importance of international trade firms in China’s economic development, there is only limited empirical evidence about how these firms assimilate Internet-based e-business in global supply chain operations. Using the Technology-Organization-Environment framework, this study investigates technological, organizational, and environmental factors which determine e-business assimilation in these firms. Based on survey data collected from 307 international trade firms in the Beijing area, we found that environmental uncertainty was negatively associated with e-business assimilation, while a firm’s internal IT capability, relative advantage of e-business, learning orientation, and inter-organizational dependence were positive determinants of e-business assimilation. The effect of a firm’s ownership type was also significant. Environmental uncertainty was the most important inhibitor, and IT capability and inter-organizational dependence were the most salient enablers of e-business assimilation.

scholarly journals Eurasian Civilization in the Context of the Great Silk Road Logistics

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-48
Author(s):  
I. V. Boiko
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Import Substitution ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
External Trade

The significance of the Great Silk Road is interesting not only by its history, but by the knowledge, required for the better understanding of the current economic and political realities as well. The introduction of the new insights into the essence of the Eurasian trade route, its emergence and destruction studied under the projection on the contemporary processes, undermining the global supply chain represents the main idea of the given research. In the article, the Great Silk Road is represented in the logistics framework: generation of the freight flows, peculiarity of their material composition, the pathway trajectory architecture, creation of the necessary infrastructure. The significance of the spatial peculiarity, natural preconditions and advanced technologies for the freight generation, the international trade development and the Eurasian civilization emergence is emphasized. The paper reveals special logistic characteristics of silk as the initial chain in the ancient trade as well as the distinctive characteristics of transportation mode and freight. The political stability plays a significant role in the risk reduction for the freight turnover and for functioning of the international transportation system in general. The endogenous and exogenous reasons for the Great Silk Road breakdown are related with the increasing trade deficit between the East and West, the import substitution policy accepted by the European countries and increasing protectionism in their external trade relations. Exploring the Great Silk Road downfall, the author concludes about the contemporary global supply chain disruption causes, emphasizing the negative impact of the economic and political influence. The US-China trade war destroys the international trade. The COVID-19 pandemic tends the business localization. Ecological threats provide new requirements to the freight flows. The “pull strategy”, practiced by the logistic companies is steadily replacing by the “push strategy”. Moreover, China has been reducing investments into the trans-Eurasian project. That kind of instability could lead to a deep transformation of the international transportation systems as well as the system of the international relations in general. Russia should consider those new realities carefully when scheduling its international division of labour strategy.

Using Big Data Analytics to Forecast Trade Volumes in Global Supply Chain Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 70-99
Author(s):  
Murat Ozemre ◽  
Ozgur Kabadurmus
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Export Volume

As the supply chains become more global, the operations (such as procurement, production, warehousing, sales, and forecasting) must be managed with consideration of the global factors. International trade is one of these factors affecting the global supply chain operations. Estimating the future trade volumes of certain products for specific markets can help companies to adjust their own global supply chain operations and strategies. However, in today's competitive and complex global supply chain environments, making accurate forecasts has become significantly difficult. In this chapter, the authors present a novel big data analytics methodology to accurately forecast international trade volumes between countries for specific products. The methodology uses various open data sources and employs random forest and artificial neural networks. To demonstrate the effectiveness of their proposed methodology, the authors present a case study of forecasting the export volume of refrigerators and freezers from Turkey to United Kingdom. The results showed that the proposed methodology provides effective forecasts.

The evolution of CO2 emissions in international trade for major economies: a perspective from the global supply chain

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1229-1248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Li Fan ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Shiwei Yu ◽  
Yun-Bing Hou ◽  
Yi-Ming Wei
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Global Supply Chain

Global supply chain integration, financing restrictions, and green innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Song ◽  
Mei Chen ◽  
Shuhong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Ownership Type ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Import And Export ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence that the financial restrictions of Chinese enterprises exert on their green innovation abilities with their increased integration into the global supply chain (GSC). Design/methodology/approach This study uses customs, import, and export data for 222,773 Chinese enterprises and examined them by ownership type, capital density, and degree of pollution. Findings The results show that the deeper the integration into the GSC, the looser the financing environment would be, and the stronger the green innovation abilities of the enterprises. Practical implications The findings suggest that China should step up privatization of state-owned enterprises, increase government subsidies to private enterprises, and loosen their financing restrictions to address the recent economic decline in the country and ensure smooth and fast economic growth. Originality/value This paper is one of the first of its kind to develop and empirically analyze the relationship between the GSC and the financing restrictions and their determinant factors in China. It uniquely contributes to help the authors find approaches to constructing China’s green innovation and has far-reaching implications for other developing countries.

scholarly journals COVID‐19 Pandemic Impact on the Exports and Imports

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Gabriela Belu
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Operating Strategies ◽  
The Impact

This paper’s objectives are the following: describing the impact of the COVID 19 crisis on the mechanism of export-import operations; the evolution of Romania’s export-import activities during 2020-2021 and identifying some recommendations meant to help companies fight the sanitary crisis’ effects. The study is based on a theoretical research investigating the impact of the sanitary crisis on the management of an export-import operation. Due to disruptions in global supply chains, the companies operating in the field of international trade had to redefine their operating strategies for the foreign markets. The magnitude of these changes related to the transactional mechanism specific to export-import activities will lead to profound mutations in the global supply chain, with benefits in term of resilience in all phases of the supply chain.

Using Big Data Analytics to Forecast Trade Volumes in Global Supply Chain Management

2022 ◽  
pp. 921-944
Author(s):  
Murat Ozemre ◽  
Ozgur Kabadurmus
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Export Volume

As the supply chains become more global, the operations (such as procurement, production, warehousing, sales, and forecasting) must be managed with consideration of the global factors. International trade is one of these factors affecting the global supply chain operations. Estimating the future trade volumes of certain products for specific markets can help companies to adjust their own global supply chain operations and strategies. However, in today's competitive and complex global supply chain environments, making accurate forecasts has become significantly difficult. In this chapter, the authors present a novel big data analytics methodology to accurately forecast international trade volumes between countries for specific products. The methodology uses various open data sources and employs random forest and artificial neural networks. To demonstrate the effectiveness of their proposed methodology, the authors present a case study of forecasting the export volume of refrigerators and freezers from Turkey to United Kingdom. The results showed that the proposed methodology provides effective forecasts.

scholarly journals Study on the Impact of Smart and Innovative Delocalization Practices on International Trade

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 958-963
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Assabane, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
The Impact

Faced with cumulative competition linked to the globalization of markets, and increasingly strong demands in terms of performance, many firms are led to ask the question of relocating either part or all of their activities. Relocation is a strategic decision which obliges companies to review and reconfigure their operations management methods, in particular those concerning the supply chain. The working objective is to identify the key factors to take into consideration for the design of the supply chain in the context of delocalization. First, we tackle the problem of defining delocalization and the supply chain. Next, we review the literature to define the specifics of the problem of relocation and their impact on international trade, notably the case of Morocco, and thus identify all the factors and constraints to be taken into account when reconfiguring the global supply chain in order to adapt it to the context of the practice of intelligent delocalization.

Environmental factors, supply chain capabilities and business performance in horticultural marketing channels

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Matanda ◽  
Bill Schroder
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Environmental Uncertainty ◽  
Marketing Channels ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates the relationship between environmental uncertainty, supply chain capabilities and business performance in the context of the Zimbabwean horticultural industry. We hypothesised that the development of most supply chain capabilities would be negatively associated with environmental uncertainty and that supply chain capabilities would be positively related to the performance of the individual businesses in the supply chain. These hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling. The hypotheses were generally supported for the relationships between environmental uncertainty and supply chain capabilities. However, most supply chain capabilities and environmental uncertainty were seen to be negatively related to business performance. We used established constructs for environmental uncertainty and business performance and developed new measures of supply chain capabilities. The main contributions of the paper are to simultaneously test the linkages between the three constructs and to develop new measures of supply chain capabilities.

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