Research On Supply Chain Adaptability Based On Complex System Theory

Supply Chain mode is embodiment of its adaptability to market changes. Because so many entity elements of Supply Chain system, indefinite environment and dynamic change, Supply Chain system is also a complex system. Complex system theory gives a non-linear method to solve complex issues in Supply Chain Management. This paper puts forward Fractal Supply Chain Management, the conception of Supply Chain complex system's adaptability and analyzes its driving force based on the analysis of Supply Chain's complexity. At last, this paper found Supply Chain complex system's adaptability evaluation model based on complex system theory.The main content includes the next 7 chapters:Chapter 1: Introduction. Carry on analysis to the research background and actuality, put forward questions.Chapter 2: Elaborate the basic principles of Complex System theories and the supply chain theories. Put forward that supply chain is a complex system.Chapter 3: Describe supply chain from the angle of the complex system. This part mainly explains that supply chain system with a network organization appearance is usually a complex system shaped by the node enterprise system's constitutive parts which operates as an independent business unit in the interaction of the dynamic state. Supply chain has the characters of structure complexity, indetermination, information's distortion and enlarge, organization's dynamic state etc. as a complex system. Use the fractal theory, analyze and reorganize the complicated supply chain system, make the supply chain system have self-organizing structure and function, and make the supply chain system have great flexility and high efficiency.Chapter 4: Establish the supply chain complex system's adaptive model based on complex system theories. Put forward the basic concept, characters and technique of the supply chain complex system's adaptability, point out the supply chain adaptive system is the most new development form. From the investigation of the whole supply chain system structure, discuss supply chain adaptive system's techniques, continuously strengthened visibility, circulating speed and variable ability in supply chain evolution process. Put forward the complex structure adaptive model of supply chain system according to complex system theories, as to carry a research on its adaptive operation mechanism, finally build up operating an analytical basic frame of this system.Chapter 5: Evaluation of supply chain complex system's adaptability. Include supply chain complex system's adaptability evaluation indexes system establishment, evaluation method and evaluation approch design. At the end get the adaptability index number of supply chain complex system.Chapter 6: Demonstration research. Analyze the automobile manufacturing enterprise supply chain's complexity; choose three enterprises to evaluate their supply chain complex system's adaptabilities.Chapter 7: Conclusion. Summarize above six capters research contents and innovation, and put forward the direction for continuing study.The main contribution of this paper is describing supply chain from the angle of the complex system; put forward supply chain management according to fractal theory; establish the supply chain complex system adaptive model based on complex system theories; Build up supply chain complex system's adaptability evaluation indexes system based on complex system theories; at the end use the BP NN to evaluate supply chain complex system's adaptability, get the supply chain complex system's adaptability index number.