Through the development and usage of an agent-based model, this paper investigates firms' adaptive strategies against disruptions in a supply chain network. Viewing supply chain networks as complex adaptive systems (CAS), we first construct and analyze a real-world supply chain network among...

This paper investigates the real name registration (RNR) policy introduced by Chinese authorities in 2011 to regulate its vibrant microblogosphere by encouraging users to manage their “micro-self.” Foucault’s concept of governmentality is adopted to understand how the Chinese state...

Herein, nano-hydroxyapatite(nHAP) of 0-20wt% was incorporated in polylactic acid(PLA) to construct nHAP/PLA electrospun fiber membrane, and the effects of nHAP on the physicochemical properties and osteogenic activities were investigated, aiming to optimize the proportion of nHAP/PLA for a...

An inter-firm relationship of paramount importance is captured by supply chain networks.Embedded in such a network, a firm’s performance is associated with its partners’ and peers’performance. This paper proposes an end-to-end predictive framework named Hybrid andTemporal Graph Neural...

In today’s interconnected business world, firms are part of a much larger interconnected supply chain network. Individual firms are not working in isolation but rather depend on, build, and leverage the connected nature of the supply chain network. In fact, an individual firm’s performance...