Research on Formation Mechanism of Information Risk in Supply Chain and Its Control Countermeasures

In supply chain environment, the asymmetry of information, distortion of information transmission between enterprises and the application of information technology will cause some information risk, which affecting the efficiency of enterprises in the supply chain. This article focuses on formation mechanism of information risk in supply chain and its control countermeasures. Three main reasons for the information risk are analyzed, which are commission-agency mechanism, bullwhip effect and the application of information technology (especially under the environment of "Internet of Things" and Cloud Computing). Then some control countermeasures are given to achieve effective management of information risk in supply chain.