日本供应链改革的新动向及其影响

The New Trend and Influence of Japan’s Supply Chain Reform

2020年新冠肺炎疫情暴发后出现的防疫物资供应短缺让日本政府意识到供应链安全保障的重要性,作为疫情应对措施的一部分,日本政府提出要进行供应链改革。日本供应链分布的高集中度和复杂性导致其容易受到外部冲击的干扰,尤其是新冠肺炎疫情的暴发进一步凸显出日本供应链的脆弱性,促使日本政府加快推动供应链改革。日本的供应链改革包括充实国内供应链、实现海外生产基地多元化、多维度增强供应链韧性以及加强供应链国际合作等几方面内容。日本供应链改革标志着日本政府强化了对供应链安全的政策投入,推动日本企业加快海外供应链布局调整,并将给东亚区域供应链合作带来新的不确定性。

The shortage of epidemic prevention materials after the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020,made the Japanese government realize the importance of supply chain security.As a part of the epidemic response,the Japanese government proposed to carry out supply chain reform.The high concentration and complexity of Japanese supply chain distribution make it vulnerable to external shocks,in particular,the outbreak of COVID-19 further highlights the vulnerability of Japanese supply chains,which push the Japanese government to accelerate supply chain reform.The supply chain reform includes enriching domestic supply chain,realizing diversification of overseas production bases,enhancing supply chain resilience and strengthening international cooperation in supply chain.The supply chain reform marked the Japanese government had strengthened its policy investment in supply chain security,promoted Japanese enterprises to speed up the adjustment of overseas supply chain layout,which would bring new uncertainty to regional supply chain cooperation in East Asia.