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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18306/dlkxjz.2025.06.006

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Change and influencing factors of city network structure based on manufacturing supply chains: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta region

  • JIANG Kaile , 1, 2 ,
  • LIANG Shuangbo , 1, * ,
  • LIU Yao 1, 2, 3 ,
  • ZHOU Ling 1, 2
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, CAS, Nanjing 211135, China
  • 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Nanjing 211135, China
  • 3. School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China

Received date: 2024-09-25

  Revised date: 2024-12-13

  Online published: 2025-06-25

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(42071163)

National Natural Science Foundation of China(42471214)

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Abstract

Changes in the spatial organization of regional (city) production trigger the restructure of manufacturing supply chain networks, providing a new perspective for urban network research. Using the transaction data of the top five customers and suppliers of listed manufacturing companies in the Yangtze River Delta from 2001 to 2020, this study mapped intercity manufacturing supply chain networks, with cities as the unit of analysis. It employed the social network analysis method to study the process of change of these networks and used TERGM to investigate their influencing factors. The research found that: 1) There was significant spatial heterogeneity in manufacturing supply chain linkages, with the process of change exhibiting notable spatial and path dependencies. Connections with the eastern region were consistently the strongest, while those with the northeastern region were the weakest, and connections with the central region were consistently stronger than those with the western region. 2) The network demonstrated clear hierarchical and disassortative characteristics. Intercity connections have become increasingly tight, although competition among core nodes was intense, and the network scale first increased and then decreased. 3) In terms of internal network relationships, mutuality, transitivity, and three-party groups had a significant promoting effect on the development of the network. Regarding external network relationships, factors such as labor resources, technological levels, geographical distance, and economic proximity also played a significant role in network change. This study helps to gain some insights into the dynamic characteristics of the supply chain in the manufacturing sector of the Yangtze River Delta, providing a reference for formulating relevant policies and strategies.

Key words： city network; listed companies; temporal exponential random graph models (TERGM); manufacturing supply chains; complex network analysis; Yangtze River Delta

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JIANG Kaile , LIANG Shuangbo , LIU Yao , ZHOU Ling . Change and influencing factors of city network structure based on manufacturing supply chains: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta region[J]. PROGRESS IN GEOGRAPHY, 2025 , 44(6) : 1164 -1177 . DOI: 10.18306/dlkxjz.2025.06.006

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