Industrial Chain Research Articles

Research on the Development of New Energy Electric Vehicles in China Based on Correlation Analysis and Ridge Regression Models

This paper analyses the main factors affecting China's new energy electric vehicles and their influencing factors. Firstly, it is necessary to collect data, construct indicators, analyse the correlation between indicators, then construct a ridge regression model to obtain the correlation coefficient of each indicator, and finally compare the size of the absolute value of the normalised correlation coefficient to analyse the degree of influence of each indicator. It is found that the development of new energy electric vehicles in China is influenced by four areas: policy, technology, economy and market. Eleven factors were selected as sub-indicators, including policy subsidies, number of policies, battery life, energy efficiency ratio, number of patents, GDP per capita, petrol price, average price of new energy electric vehicles, charging cost, industry chain size and number of charging piles. The sales volume as the dependent variable reflects the impact of the development of new energy electric vehicles, the higher the sales volume, the better the development of new energy electric vehicles. Data analysis and modelling were carried out through Spearman correlation analysis, ridge regression model construction and other methods to derive the degree of influence of each indicator on sales volume. The results show that the number of charging piles has the greatest impact on the development of new energy electric vehicles in China, while the energy efficiency ratio has the least impact. The ridge regression model predicts sales better, but performs poorly under special circumstances.

Operational Performance Evaluation Model for Food Processing Machinery Industry Chain

This study aims to create a performance evaluation model for the food processing machinery industry. The goal is to help food processing plants improve both process quality and competitiveness. Additionally, component failures may disrupt the continuous operation of the food processing machine, potentially resulting in insufficient production and delays in delivery, which in turn leads to cost losses. For the sold food processing machinery, decreases in the average number of failures within a unit of time, the average repair response time when a failure occurs, and the average repair duration are three crucial factors in minimizing the total expected loss due to machine failures. Based on these three important factors, this study established the following evaluation indices: (1) the processing performance index, (2) the repair reporting performance index, and (3) the maintenance performance index. These indices serve as tools for assessing the performance of the three key operational aspects. This study employed a radar chart to construct the evaluation model, which can directly compare the critical values with the point estimates of three indices. Consequently, this approach can judge whether the operational performance has achieved the required level. This can maintain the simplicity and usability of point estimates while reducing the risk of misjudgment due to sampling errors.

The Development Prospect of Prefabricated Dish Industry

Abstract: In recent years, prefabricated dishes is a rapidly developing emerging industry in China. With a long industrial chain, wide connections and high technical requirements, it has become an important productive force for the upgrading of agricultural industry and has great development potential. However, the development of China's prefabricated dish still faces problems such as non-standard industry standards, unstable quality, low consumer acceptance, and insufficient innovation ability. The purpose of studying prefabricated dish is to explore more market potential, promote the upgrading of prefabricated dish industry, and meet more consumer needs. This paper introduces the present situation of China's prefabricated dishes, analyzes the different characteristics of overseas mature prefabricated dishes, and provides a development path for reference. It is suggested that the future prefabricated dishes industry should pay attention to food safety, expand sales channels, innovate dishes, and establish brand and marketing system. It also provides new ideas and suggestions for the future development of predicted dishes.

Research on the Marketization Development of Traditional Chinese Culture

Traditional culture usually has a long history and deep root, and it represents the spiritual symbols and cultural characteristics of a country or region. As China's economy continues to develop, the status and role of traditional culture in Chinese society has attracted much attention. The marketisation of Chinese traditional culture has also become an important issue in China today. This thesis aims to explore the current situation, real cases and challenges of the development of Chinese traditional culture in the process of marketisation. The challenges of the marketisation of traditional culture are explored through case studies on the development, inheritance and integration of traditional culture with modern business models under the conditions of market economy. It is found that the popularity of traditional cultural products in the market has gradually increased and the chain of cultural industry has become increasingly complete. At the same time, people of different generations have different degrees of acceptance of traditional cultural industries, and inheritance and development are facing dramatic collisions. This study concludes that Chinese traditional culture faces both opportunities and challenges in the process of market-oriented development. Chinese people should grasp the balance between inheritance and innovation, and use the power of the new era to promote the treasures left behind by their forefathers.

The Current Situation and Optimization Path of Enterprise Supply Chain Management Construction in the Context of Digitalization

Abstract: The advancement of information technology has resulted in a rapid rise of a new phase of technical and industrial revolution, propelling the global shift from an industrial economy to a digital economy at an accelerated rate. Digital transformation has become an irreversible and pervasive tendency in contemporary society. Despite the significant growth of China's economy, the industrial supply chain is not operating at its highest efficiency. To achieve sustainable cost reduction and efficiency, enterprises need to promote digital transformation and supply chain upgrading. By doing so, enterprises can optimize resource allocation among different links in the supply chain and enhance the quality of their development. This study conducted an investigation of the value benefits, problems, and difficulties of enterprise supply chain digital transformation, using Jingdong as an example. The following article aims to provide a credible reference for organizations by discussing the successful paths and measures of digitizing the supply chain, using Jingdong's experience and activities in supply chain digital transformation as a reference.

Sustainability in global industrial shipping chains: a positivist perspective of international relations

Supply chain sustainability has become a critical topic in management studies. It involves reevaluating performance and logistics practices by incorporating an increasing number of stakeholders to create a more socially and environmentally responsible supply chain. However, supply chain sustainability is not solely a business concern; it is also managed by public authorities at both national and supranational levels. While most research in supply chain management is traditionally guided by theories such as stakeholder theory and resource- and capability-based views, this paper offers a discussion on supply chain sustainability from the perspective of International Relations, specifically through realist and liberalist lenses. The paper concludes by highlighting the contributions of this approach and identifying potential areas for future research.

Freezing time, freezing in time: reconfiguring freezing practices for reducing meat waste and energy consumption

Considering that many fresh food items require domestic cold storage, understanding the role of appliances such as freezers is critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions relating to domestic food waste and energy use. Using a social practices approach, this article reports on a study of cold storage and food waste practices, particularly freezing relating to meat, in 20 Australian households. Householders were interviewed twice, over winter and summer, 2022–2023. We studied intersecting practices of eating, shopping, cooking and cold storage, and their connection to larger social phenomena such as cold supply chains to gain insights into how and why meat was wasted. Although we set out to study household practices, we found that retailer practices of pricing specials and bulk buying must also be considered. Retailer practices combined with ambiguity in consumer understandings of date labels, shelf life and freezing times mean that domestic cold storage has become a normalised extension of the cold supply chain of food, especially for meat. We argue that understandings such as convenience and thriftiness, in conjunction with retailer expectations of domestic cold storage, may lead to the ratcheting up of household freezer use for food storage. We illustrate through our findings that this may potentially increase energy consumption and accelerate food waste, which becomes particularly problematic for carbon-intensive foods such as red meat. In innovatively reimagining domestic cold storage as an extension of industrial and retailer cold supply chains, we explore what kind of capabilities may be required for an equitable and low waste cold supply chain that reduces reliance on household freezers.

A Review of Research Progress on the Impact of Information Asymmetry on Green Consumption

Abstract: This paper discusses the impact of information asymmetry on green consumption and sustainable consumption. It emphasizes the importance of information in promoting green consumer behavior and highlights the role of media publicity and evaluation systems in shaping consumer perception and decision-making. The paper also explores the influence of government policies and subsidies on green consumption, noting that government intervention can benefit the entire green product industry chain. The authors suggest that in order to reduce the impact of information asymmetry, comprehensive and high-quality information should be provided to consumers, and consumers should be educated on information filtering and processing. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for further research on the quantitative assessment of green information dissemination, the influence of green information on consumer psychology and behavior, and the role of government information in promoting green consumption. It calls for a multi-party linkage mechanism to drive the sustainable development of green consumption.

Research on High-quality Development of Premade Food Industry from the Perspective of Supply Chain Management -- Take Freshippo as an Example

In recent years, with the acceleration of people's pace of life, the concept of premade food continues to be hot, the premade food industry has developed rapidly as well as the market scale has expanded. Supply chain is a crucial link in premade food industry chain. The proper supply chain management is of great significance to the high-quality development of the precooked dish industry. At present, there are still a series of challenges and deficiencies in the supply chain management of the prepared dish industry. Perfect food safety supervision system, sinking cold chain logistics network and intelligent supply chain management have become the focus of sustainable development of this field. This paper selects Freshippo as the research object, studying the challenges and development opportunities faced by the current premade food industry in the supply chain management through the case analysis method, and then proposes corresponding supply chain management optimization countermeasures to solve these problems, aiming to help the healthy and vigorous development of the premade food industry.

Ecological Construction of China's Music Industry from the Perspective of Cultural Economy

As an important part of culture economy, the Chinese music industry has shown a steady growth trend from the supply side, consumption side, and channel side, but there are still some structural contradictions, weak links and problems. With draw lessons from international advanced experience, this paper considers that the healthy and vigorous development of the music industry of China requires the protection of intellectual property rights, the support of financial and tax policies, the cultivation of professional talents, the forging of the industrial chain, and the encouragement of the "going global" of the music industry. This paper believes that the pursuit of spiritual life by humans is endless, the world music industry has shown great market potential and bright growth prospects.

Risk assessment in lithium-ion battery circular economy in sustainable supply chain in automotive industry using gray degree of possibility in game theory and MCDM

Risk assessment in lithium-ion battery circular economy in sustainable supply chain in automotive industry using gray degree of possibility in game theory and MCDM

EVALUATION OF THE AUTOMOBILE CHIP CRISIS IN THE CONTEXT OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT

The automotive industry is a rapidly evolving sector that relies heavily on technological advancements. Chip technologies are essential for various automotive systems, including control mechanisms and infotainment systems. In this context, the chip crisis has exposed vulnerabilities in the supply chain and the industry's dependance on chip supplies. The primary issue of the crisis is the bottleneck facing automakers, which negatively impacts production processes and sales due to chip shortages. The purpose of this study is to analyze the chip crisis in the automotive industry and its implications for crisis management. The crisis arises from a shortage of chips in the supply chain, which has adverse effects on automakers. This research highlights the significance of this particular crisis by examining its impact on crisis management practices. It evaluates the causes, effects, and management strategies of the crisis from a crisis management perspective. The scale of this issue demonstrates that chip supply challenges affect not only the automotive industry but also other sectors. This study emphasizes the importance of supply chain and crisis management practices in the automotive industry by analyzing the causes, effects, and management strategies of the crisis. It concludes that companies, especially in the automotive sector, need to adopt more proactive approaches in response to such crises.

Evolution and sustainability analysis of global tungsten trade pattern from the perspective of industry chain

Tungsten is an irreplaceable primary material and strategic resource for national economic development and modern national defense security. The endowment of tungsten ore resources in various countries is different; we should not only focus on the availability of tungsten ore itself but also the sustainability of its entire process from upstream supply to downstream industry demand. Analyzing the evolution of the supply and demand patterns of tungsten ore trade from the perspective of the industrial chain, identifying the key supply and demand subjects, and exploring the influencing factors of trade has become an important research topic. Therefore, we construct global tungsten trade networks based on the industrial chain, analyze its overall characteristics, explore critical trade supply and demand entities, and identify China’s trade position. We got some meaningful results: (1) The global tungsten trade networks have prominent power-law distribution characteristics. The trend of trade globalization is evident, but the dominance is still in the hands of a few developed countries or developing countries with developed manufacturing industries. (2) In different parts of the tungsten industry chain, the impact of resource endowment, industrial technology level, and geographical location on the country’s trade role is different. (3) China’s position in the global tungsten resource industry chain and value chain is constantly improving, but there is still a risk of high-end technology being “stuck.” This provides some suggestions for the systematic understanding of the evolution of the trade pattern of the tungsten industry chain and how countries occupy a dominant position in the game of tungsten resources.

Spatial optimization strategies for China’s hydrogen infrastructure industry chain

Promoting the development of China’s hydrogen energy industry is crucial for achieving green energy transition. However, existing research lacks systematic studies on the spatial layout of the hydrogen industry chain. This study constructed a comprehensive theoretical framework encompassing hardware infrastructure, software systems, and soft power. Using multi-source heterogeneous data, GIS analysis, and NVivo text coding methods, the current regional layout and challenges of China’s hydrogen infrastructure industry chain were systematically evaluated. The findings determined that economically developed eastern regions lead in infrastructure and soft power, while central and western regions leverage their resource and manufacturing advantages. Major challenges include regional imbalances in hardware infrastructure, uneven distribution of soft power, and misalignment between software systems and actual needs. Analysis of the “14th Five-Year Plan” of various regions elucidated deep insights into the diversity of local hydrogen energy development strategies, identifying five types of hydrogen cities: resource-advantaged, market-oriented, regionally collaborative, innovation-driven, and policy-supported. Accordingly, strategies to enhance industry chain synergy, clarify city roles, and optimize regional ecosystems were proposed. It is recommended to integrate hydrogen infrastructure with urban planning and incorporate environmental impact assessments into spatial optimization decisions. This study provides a systematic analytical framework and progressive policy recommendations for the efficient and green layout of China’s hydrogen infrastructure, offering important implications for the sustainable development of the hydrogen industry and other rapidly developing economies.

A pathway design framework for national freight transport decarbonization strategies

ABSTRACT National and international freight transport emissions represent about 40% of global transport emissions, with demand expected to triple by 2050, which will increase emissions further. However, to meet the 1.5°C climate goal, a rapid decrease in transport emissions is required, along with the achievement of zero emissions as soon as possible around mid-century. Given this context, long-term low-emission national development pathways provide a strategic instrument to align short-term action with long-term objectives and to reduce national freight transport emissions. However, current transport-energy modelling studies often exclude the structural and systemic mitigation options that influence the industrial production and supply chain structure, as well as modal and logistics choices, and instead focus mainly on the technological options related to road freight vehicles and fuels. In addition, such studies lack relevant policy and stakeholder-oriented explanations of the barriers and enablers associated with these options. In this paper, we introduce a new framework to design and compare long-term national and sectoral decarbonization pathways for freight transportation, facilitating the consideration of all decarbonization options and the organization of stakeholder-oriented policy dialogues. The development of this sectoral framework builds on the general Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP) framework and a first implementation in France. It is then applied and tested in three emerging countries: Brazil, India and South Africa and the results show that the linking of systemic and technological changes could reduce emissions per tonne-km by at least 60%, and up to 100% by 2050, while also reducing energy consumption and supporting national development.

Spatiotemporal prediction of greenhouse gas emissions from rubber wood industry, taking Hainan as the case

The rubber wood furniture industry chain, including planting and manufacturing subsystems, emits significant greenhouse gases (GHGs), meanwhile, has huge carbon emission reduction potential. However, quite few studies have taken the whole industry chain GHGs into consideration, especially assessing and predicting those from rubber tree planting to furniture manufacturing. We took the rubber wood furniture of Hainan province as the case, explored its whole life cycle GHGs from cradle-to-gate and predicted the potential GHGs from 2031 to 2062. This study is fully based on field survey and sampling data, including that of the rubber tree planting (40-year cycle) and furniture manufacturing. The results reveal: (1) Whole industry chain of rubber wood furniture emits 3.27 × 106 kgCO2-eq GHGs per 20,000 t rubber logs consuming, where the planting accounts the most (88.20%). Transport and electricity consumption are the main GHGs sources of planting and manufacturing subsystems respectively; (2) The whole life-cycle GHGs of rubber wood furniture in 2023 of Hainan is 2.07 × 107 kgCO2-eq, which mainly come from Danzhou (24.74%), Haikou (19.55%), and Qiongzhong (15.79%); (3) The total GHGs from the rubber wood furniture industry in Hainan from 2031 to 2062 are 210 MtCO2-eq and 129 MtCO2-eq respectively, without or with felling restriction. The changes of GHGs from 2051 to 2062 are caused by the regional center shift of planting gravity; (4) Improving energy use efficiency and optimizing the location of furniture factories would reduce GHGs. This study can provide empirical support for the low carbon sustainable transformation of the rubber wood furniture industry worldwide.

Scenario-Based Analysis of Electrification Effects on Value Creation and Employment Structures for the Automotive Industry in the Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

The transformation path to electric mobility will have fundamental impacts on the existing value chain and employment structures in the automotive industry. The purpose of this paper is to derive and examine these effects based on two different electric mobility market scenarios for the European (EU27) passenger car as well as truck market 2040 with special focus on the highly export-oriented industrial automotive cluster in Baden-Wuerttemberg. To achieve this, both a moderate and a progressive market scenario were simulated using the scientifically validated DLR VECTOR21 vehicle technology scenario model, based on two different parameter sets derived from actual and possible framework conditions on the European car and truck markets. Based on a detailed analysis of the industrial branch, value creation, and employee structure in Baden-Wuerttemberg and its automotive cluster, the effects resulting from the transformation to electric mobility will be displayed. With detailed Fade-In and Fade-Out analysis, the shifts from internal combustion engine components to electrified components will be derived and illustrated for each employee segment in the automotive cluster in Baden-Wuerttemberg, which leads to completely new and original results at this level of detail. Furthermore, the detailed display of the automotive cluster in this study allows for regionalized statements on employment effects, considering, for the first time, not only the car but also the truck segment. The analysis shows that battery electric vehicles will achieve a share of 34% or 57% for new registrations on the German car market in 2030, depending on the scenario framework conditions. The resulting employment effects for the entire automotive cluster in Baden-Wuerttemberg reach −37,000 (−8%) or −66,000 (−14%) by 2030 with further negative development until 2040 (−155,000, −30%) for the respective scenarios. Employment segments, in particular powertrain-dependent production employees, are at risk, with a potential decline of up to −60%. R&D employees could be also be significantly, affected with a reduction in workforce of about −50%.

Spontaneous Cooling Enables High-Quality Perovskite Wafers for High-Sensitivity X-Ray Detectors with a Low-Detection Limit.

Developing high-quality perovskite wafers is essential for integrating perovskite technology throughout the chip industry chain. In this article, a spontaneous cooling strategy with a hot-pressing technique is presented to develop high-purity, wafer-scale, pinhole-free perovskite wafers with a reflective surface. This method can be extended to a variety of perovskite wafers, including organic-inorganic, 2D, and lead-free perovskites. Besides, the size of the wafer with diameters of 10, 15, and 20 mm can be tailored by changing the mold. Furthermore, the mechanism of spontaneous cooling for improving the quality of perovskite wafers is revealed. Finally, the high-quality lead-free Cs3Cu2I5 perovskite wafers demonstrate excellent X-ray detection performances with a high sensitivity of 3433.6 µC Gyair -1 cm-2 and a low detection limit of 33.17 nGyair s-1. Moreover, the Cs3Cu2I5 wafers exhibit outstanding environmental and operational stability even without encapsulation. These research presents a spontaneous cooling strategy to achieve wafer-scale, high-quality perovskites with mirror-like surfaces for X-ray detection, paving the way for integrating perovskites into electronic and optoelectronic devices and promoting the practical application of perovskite X-ray detectors.

The role of open enterprises in overcoming the Middle-Technology Trap

This paper aims to unveil the role of openness in fostering enterprises to achieve technological progress. By conducting a comparative analysis of Chinese and Western companies’ supply chain strategies in the internet and new energy industries, the article finds that American enterprises have a higher level of supply chain openness than Chinese enterprises in both two industries. Based on the case analysis, that paper argues that openness plays a vital role in promoting technological innovation in enterprises. The profound influence of openness in promoting technological advancement may be observed through three aspects: openness at the technical level, openness in attracting talent, and openness in facilitating the development of rules and regulations. Accordingly, suggestions are proposed to assist Chinese enterprises in avoiding the “Middle-Technology Trap” through openness on the basis of legislation and public policy intervention. Meanwhile, the Chinese government is suggested to promote national coordination to establish a national unified market to realize the three levels of openness of the supply chain and industrial chain strategies: enterprise-level, domestic regional level, and international level.

Research on the Development of Agricultural Products Industrial Chain under the Trend of Live E-Commerce

Based on the background of the rise of live e-commerce after COVID-19, this paper reviews the literature on the internal and external factors of the development of live e-commerce, aiming to study the changes in the industrial chain of agricultural product sales under the trend of live e-commerce. Based on the current status of the industry, the potential problems are found. It is found that the main problems of live broadcast e-commerce still exist in the selection of products. At the same time, the professional quality and logistics of the anchor are also worthy of the attention of enterprises. The study found that live broadcast e-commerce has a strong momentum of development in the future. Due to the changes in the industrial chain brought by live broadcast e-commerce, the realization of the scale effect of the origin can become a strong driving factor for the live broadcast e-commerce of agricultural products. Enterprises ' independent contracting of planting or cooperative operation with farmers are all useful measures for sustainable development in the future.