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December 5, 2025Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Unlocking innovation through manufacturing supply chain network structure

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WSWenyan SongXQXiaoyu Que

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Observational analysis demonstrates improved innovation performance in manufacturing supply chain networks, suggesting digitalization plays a crucial role.

Key Points

  • Innovation performance significantly increases with enhanced network centrality and structural hole abundance.
  • Digital technology investment primarily drives digitalization's positive effect on network position advantages and innovation.
  • Analysis was conducted using annual report data between 2013 to 2021, featuring 11,789 firm-year observations.
  • Findings may inform strategic decisions for manufacturing firms regarding their digitalization and network positions.

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Song et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693231288e51979591dce4fchttps://doi.org/10.1108/jmtm-02-2025-0153
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