Manufacturing Supply Chain Building Method Design from the Configuration Theory and Portfolio Perspective

Recent global disruptive events have emphasized the importance of selecting partners with non-conflicting relationships to create a stable operating supply chain. To address this challenge, this research developed a methodological system for building supply chains that utilizes configuration theory and a portfolio perspective. The method objectively extracts the configuration structure using theLatent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) method and confirm comprehensive partner selection criteria through case studies with different strategic orientations. This approach provides a holistic and detailed criteria framework for supply chain partner selection. Additionally, a framework has been designed for an optimal partner portfolio selection process that employs Three-way Decision methods to identify the relationship set, offering a standardized and objective way to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of partner selection. The results illustrate that the methodology can effectively identify the optimal partner portfolio for supply chain building, minimize management costs and risks, and ensure supply chain stability and sustainability. Empirical evidence from a pharmaceutical enterprise supply chain supports the robustness and rationality of our proposed method.