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Complex characteristics analysis of time-delay digital supply chain driven by cybersecurity

Daoming Dai (School of Management Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China) (School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China)
Xuanyu Wu (School of Management Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China) (School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China)
Fengshan Si (School of Management Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China)
Zhenan Feng (School of Built Environment, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand)
Weishen Chu (Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Kybernetes

ISSN: 0368-492X

Article publication date: 22 March 2022

Issue publication date: 25 September 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to analyze the short-term development pattern and long-term development trend of the digital supply chain.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses the combination of short-term game and long-term evolutionary game theory.

Findings

Findings of this study suggest that irrational decisions can make the evolutionary path of the digital supply chain complex and unpredictable.

Originality/value

This study proposes an evolutionary game model for the digital supply chain that can provide good guidance for the digitalization process of enterprises.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the comments and suggestions by two anonymous reviewers. This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71971074, 72188101); the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (PA2021KCPY0032).

Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Citation

Dai, D., Wu, X., Si, F., Feng, Z. and Chu, W. (2023), "Complex characteristics analysis of time-delay digital supply chain driven by cybersecurity", Kybernetes, Vol. 52 No. 9, pp. 3362-3390. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-08-2021-0738

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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