2019年11月8日下午，应管理与经济学院管理工程系邀请，宁波诺丁汉大学Alain Chong教授在主楼317会议室做了题为‘Tracing the Evolution of Blockchain-Based Banknote Supply Chain: A Path Dependency Perspective’的学术报告。报告会由管理工程系张永勋副教授主持，管理工程系老师、部分博士生及硕士生参加了研讨会。

　　在今天报告的开始，Alain Chong教授先为我们介绍了宁波诺丁汉大学及其专业设置。之后，Alain Chong教授介绍了一篇关于从路径依赖角度以区块链为基础的纸币供应链生态系统的案例研究。纸币供应链是现代金融体系不可或缺的组成部分，需要确保流通中的纸币供应充足，以满足市场需求。然而，传统的纸币供应链模式——由一个国家的中央银行权力机构这一主导角色集中管理——存在操作效率问题。区块链作为一种分布式技术基础设施的出现可能会打乱纸币供应链的配置方式。该研究通过深入的案例研究探索生态系统行为者的行为和选择的路径形成，从而为政府和管理者面临的挑战提供建议。

　　报告结束后，Alain Chong教授耐心回答了各位老师和同学们的提问，同学们受益匪浅。

　　附：Alain Chong教授简介

　　Alain Yee Loong Chong is a Professor in Information Systems and Dean of Graduate School at University of Nottingham Ningbo China. He obtained his PhDs from University of Nottingham and Multimedia University Malaysia and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His current research interests include social media analytics, digital transformations and mobile computing. His work has appeared in Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Information & Management, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Operations Research, Transportations Research Part B: Methodological, Annals of Operations Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management and Information Systems Frontier, among others.  He now serves as the Co-Editor of Industrial Management & Data Systems, Senior Editor of Decision Support Systems and Associate Editor of Information & Management.