Collaboration Knowledge Innovation in Supply Chain Based on Trust

This paper narrates the current research of trust and concludes six characteristics of trust in the supply chain firstly. And after reviewing the study of collaboration in the supply chain, the research question of collaboration knowledge innovation in the supply chain based on trust is proposed. Then knowledge in the supply chain is depicted to illustrate that knowledge innovation is a complex network requiring of cooperation, and trust constitutes the foundation for supply chain coordination. On basis of analyzing one-off coordination gaming, infinite coordination gaming is studied to explain the rational base for trust in the supply chain and four conclusions are drawn. So that it can be seen that trust will gradually be constituted in cooperation gaming and trust in the supply chain can not only reduce the anxious for losing but also decrease the temptation for opportunistic profit. Finally, conclusions of the paper are drawn and limitations of the study and directions for future research are given.