Supply Chain Design and Control in Volatile Economy

在当今不稳定的全球经济中，服务于多个国家市场的制造商面临着前所未有的不确定性。为了保持竞争力，对他们来说，建立一个供应链是至关重要的，这个供应链可以灵活地适应不断变化的商业环境，并具有成本效益。这种供应链的建立可以考虑到各种来源的风险，例如多种货币的价值波动、产生需求和（或）零部件外包的国家的经济不稳定以及长期和短期需求的波动。我们今天所经历的经济不稳定对拥有灵活供应链网络的公司来说可能是一个机会，但对其他公司来说可能是一个致命的威胁。在本研究中，我们将开发理论框架来设计和控制全球供应链网络，该网络可以对冲运营和财务风险，灵活地改变其结构以适应不断变化的全球商业环境，并以成本效益的方式运作。

In today's unstable global economy, manufacturers serving markets in multiple countries face unprecedented uncertainties. To be competitive, it is crucial for them to build a supply chain that can adapt flexibly to the changing business conditions in a cost efficient way. Such supply chains can be built by taking into consideration of risks from various sources such as fluctuating values of multiple currencies, economic instability in countries where demands arise and/or parts are outsourced, and volatility in both long-term and short-term demands. The economic instability that we are experiencing today can be an opportunity for firms with flexible supply chain networks, while it can be a deadly threat to others. In this research we will develop theoretical frameworks to design and control a global supply chain network that can hedge operational and financial risks, change its structure flexibly to the changing global business conditions, and operate in a cost efficient way.