Digital transformation of supply chain of China international engineering enterprises
Han Pu
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v6i4.8366
Keywords: International engineering enterprises; Supply chain; Digital transformation
Abstract
All along, the competitiveness of Chinese international engineering enterprises has been in the leading position in the international engineering market. However, in recent years, the trend of economic globalization reversal, the re-emergence of protectionist ideology, the international economic and trade rules shuffle and reestablishment, especially the new crown epidemic and regional political tensions, resulting in the global supply chain re-adjustment of the layout, the development of the international engineering industry is experiencing unprecedented impact and challenges. At the same time, the continuous development of digital technology has brought new opportunities and space, the international engineering supply chain is gradually shifting to a digital model, and China’s international engineering enterprises are facing competition from many sides. According to the list of the world’s 250 largest international contractors in 2024, the study of the relevant business scale and structure of Chinese international engineering enterprises finds that there is a structural imbalance, and the competitiveness needs to be enhanced through digital supply chain empowerment. Through literature research, we found that there are three major problems in the existing supply chain management of enterprises, and then screened out the representative enterprise CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION, which is on the top ten list in many business fields, to conduct empirical research on digital supply chain, so as to provide reference and reference for the digital transformation of the supply chain of China’s international engineering enterprises supply chain enterprises.
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