Title :
Research on Formation Mechanism of Information Risk in Supply Chain and Its Control Countermeasures
Author :
Ma Ling ; Wang Yu
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Econ. & Manage., Chongqing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Chongqing, China
Abstract :
In supply chain environment, the asymmetry of information, distortion of information transmission between enterprises and the application of information technology will cause some information risk, which affecting the efficiency of enterprises in the supply chain. This article focuses on formation mechanism of information risk in supply chain and its control countermeasures. Three main reasons for the information risk are analyzed, which are commission-agency mechanism, bullwhip effect and the application of information technology (especially under the environment of "Internet of Things" and Cloud Computing). Then some control countermeasures are given to achieve effective management of information risk in supply chain.
Keywords :
business data processing; cloud computing; information management; risk management; supply chain management; Cloud computing; Internet of Things; bullwhip effect; commission agency mechanism; control countermeasure; enterprises efficiency; formation mechanism; information asymmetry; information risk; information technology; information transmission distortion; supply chain; Cloud computing; Information security; Information technology; Supply chain management; Supply chains;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6579-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2011.5998265
