This study explores strategies to enhance the modernization of value chains, supply chains, and industry chains in China Unicom’s telecommunications smart card operations. Through a combination of quantitative risk assessment models, supply chain optimization frameworks, and empirical data analysis, we identify key challenges such as low value chain efficiency (32% resource redundancy) and weak independent R&D capabilities (only 15% of core technologies are domestically developed). By implementing a restructured value chain model and digital twin-based supply chain management, China Unicom achieved a 28% reduction in production costs and a 40% improvement in supply chain resilience. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating data-driven decision-making and collaborative innovation in industrial ecosystems.

Pei Bowei, Liang Xiao, Zhao Yijun. Enhancing the Modernization Level of Value Chain, Supply Chain, and Industry Chain in Telecommunications Smart Card for Operators: A Case Study on China Unicom. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 4: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2025.070401.

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