Structural investigation of supply networks: A social network analysis approach
展示如何用社会网络分析方法研究供应链网络的结构特征，将社会网络分析指标与供应链网络构念联系起来，并应用于三个汽车供应链网络，发现该方法能补充和辅助基于案例的分析。
Abstract A system of interconnected buyers and suppliers is better modeled as a network than as a linear chain. In this paper we demonstrate how to use social network analysis to investigate the structural characteristics of supply networks. Our theoretical framework relates key social network analysis metrics to supply network constructs. We apply this framework to the three automotive supply networks reported in Choi and Hong (2002) . Each of the supply networks is analyzed in terms of both materials flow and contractual relationships. We compare the social network analysis results with the case‐based interpretations in Choi and Hong (2002) and conclude that our framework can both supplement and complement case‐based analysis of supply networks.