Emerging Information Technologies Usage: Opportunities and Challenges for Supply Chain Vulnerability Due to the frequent occurrence of destructive events, organizations are more vulnerable to obstruction. As this has become a prominent problem, reducing the vulnerability of the supply chain is imperative. In such an environment, the rapid development of information technology has made emerging technologies a powerful weapon to solve supply chain problems. According to existing research, information technology can improve an enterpriseu0027s ability to cope with supply chain risks. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the specific relationship between information technology and supply chain vulnerability. This paper adopts the literature review method to explore the drivers of vulnerability from three aspects: demand control, supplier selection, and cooperation, and supply chain process control. Five emerging information technologies with wide application scopes and interactions were selected to examine the multiple relationships between information technology and vulnerability by analyzing their capabilities and strengths, as well as their disadvantages.

Investigating the Effect of Partnerships on the Impact of Supply Chain Risks Upon Supply Chain Responsiveness In this paper, a model is proposed to explain the mechanism through which partnerships exert influence over Supply Chain Risks (SCRs), then affecting supply chain responsiveness. The analysis result reveals that the development of partnerships in supply chains may help reduce collaboration risks and relationship risks. The major contribution of this study lies in the way we connect partnerships with SCRs at the prospect of supply chain responsiveness. It allows us to demonstrate the benefits of viewing SCRs as a system and partnerships as an impacting factor. The model uncovers the detailed process how partnerships influence SCRs. Among the factors investigated, partnering depth is shown most critical in this process.