On April 3rd, the Hujiang Economics and Management Forum Series (95th Session) was successfully held at the Lecture Hall on the fourth floor of Building A of the Business School. The event featured a scholarly presentation titled “Striking a balance between resilience and vulnerability in the cross-border e-commerce supply chain” delivered by Hao Zhang, a lecturer of the Department of Industrial Engineering. More than 30 teachers and students from relevant disciplines of the Business School participated in this report.
In the report, Hao Zhang introduced the specific background of cross-border e-commerce and proposed the concept of balance between supply chain resilience and vulnerability due to the complexity of the cross-border e-commerce supply chain. Then, the measurement model of the balance state between supply chain resilience and vulnerability is introduced. Specifically, the driving factors of resilience and vulnerability are identified by the integrated method of literature research and expert interview; the weights of driving factors are determined by the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process; and the resilience index, vulnerability index, and the balance state between them are evaluated by the Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution. Finally, the validity of the model is verified by an empirical case. The research results provide a good decision-making reference for the resilience and vulnerability management of cross-border e-commerce supply chain.
In conclusion, Wenhan Fu, a lecturer in the Department of Industrial Engineering, offered insightful commentary on the lecture. The event concluded with an engaging discussion among the participants, fostering a deeper understanding of the lecture’s content.
