Technological Change and its Impacts on Supply Chain Evolution: The Case of Samsung Group

Technology evolution and product upgrading are the core impetus to promote the strategic transformation of enterprises. However, the supply chain evolution of enterprises has been a puzzle in theory because of the strategic transformation, Samsung group has successfully adjusted its strategies and business focuses during different development stages. But the influence of technology development and product update of Samsung on its supply chain has been overlooked in the existing literature. This paper summarizes the regular pattern in which technology development promotes its supply chain evolution. Furthermore, this paper extends the theory of strategic renewal from a single enterprise to the supply chain, and expands the theoretical connotation of supply chain transformation. This study provides theoretical guidance and practical implications for Chinese enterprises to construct their supply chain in the transformation of market economy.