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复旦发展研究院海外访问学者讲座系列64

FDDI Overseas Visiting Scholar Seminar（64）

Implications of Digital Transformation in Buyer-driven Production Networks: Examining Chinese E-commerce Initiatives in South East Asia

主持人 Chair

李玲芳丨Dr. Li Lingfang

复旦大学管理学院副教授

Associate Professor, School of Management, Fudan University

演讲人Speaker：

Christopher Foster

曼彻斯特大学研究员

Presidential Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester

时间Time

2019年 10月24日9:30 丨9:30AM, October 24^th , 2019

地点 Venue

复旦大学智库楼203丨 Room 203, Think Tank Building, Fudan University

主办 Host

复旦发展研究院 丨Fudan Development Institute

摘要Abstract

This work looks to build knowledge around technology change in “buyer-driven” production networks – networks where firms in lower capital-intensive production are interconnected into regional and global buyers. It focuses on e-commerce which is transforming buyer-driven networks through digital platforms, as well as the digitalisation of distribution and interactive online customer relationships.

China’s cross-border e-commerce along the ‘belt and road’ is one of the leading initiatives in this area. It is particularly crucial because it includes a number of pilots and experiments that are liable to shape the norms of e-commerce in the future. In this presentation I will examine the implication of current activities, including the evolution of experimental cross-border zones in China, the nature of logistics hubs in Asia, and the way that local e-commerce platforms and “last mile” logistics are evolving.