Modelling of cluster supply network with cascading failure spread and its vulnerability analysis

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 52, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 6938-6953

  Zeng, Yu ^a,b   Xiao, Renbin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

cascading failure spread; cluster supply chain network; complex network theory; industry cluster; network load entropy; social network analysis; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CASCADE CONTROL SYSTEMS; CIRCUIT THEORY; COMPLEX NETWORKS; ENTROPY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); NETWORK THEORY (GRAPHS); SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SUPPLY CHAINS;

CASCADING FAILURES; CLUSTER SUPPLY CHAIN; INDUSTRY CLUSTERS; NETWORK LOAD; VULNERABILITY;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 84908575919     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.917769     Document Type: Article

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