Modeling the Digital Foundations of Supply Chain Resilience: A Firm-Level Theoretical Framework

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10.2991/978-94-6239-640-1_19How to use a DOI?

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Digital transformation; Supply chain resilience; Textual analysis; Inventory efficiency; Firm heterogeneity; Chinese listed firms

Abstract

In an era characterized by rising supply chain uncertainty and increasingly frequent external shocks, strengthening supply chain resilience has become fundamental to ensuring firms’ operational stability and sustaining long-term competitiveness. Using panel data on Chinese A-share listed firms from 2009 to 2024, this study investigates whether digital transformation can effectively enhance supply chain resilience. Digital transformation is captured through the frequency of established digitalization-related keywords in annual reports, and supply chain resilience is proxied by days of inventory outstanding. Based on a two-way fixed effects model, the empirical results indicate that digital transformation significantly shortens inventory cycles, reflecting marked improvements in supply chain efficiency and responsiveness. This finding remains robust after excluding years affected by major macroeconomic shocks, removing observations from municipalities, and employing a balanced panel. Further heterogeneity analysis shows that the positive impact of digital transformation is stronger for firms with lower financial constraints, larger scale, those operating in high-tech industries, and those located in more developed eastern regions. Overall, the results underscore the pivotal role of digital capabilities in bolstering supply chain resilience and provide valuable policy insights for advancing differentiated digital strategies and fostering more resilient supply chain systems.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuanlin Wu
AU  - Huajun Zheng
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/04/20
TI  - Modeling the Digital Foundations of Supply Chain Resilience: A Firm-Level Theoretical Framework
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Big Data Economy and Digital Management (BDEDM 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 204
EP  - 216
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-640-1_19
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-640-1_19
ID  - Wu2026
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