Research on the Pathways for the Digital Economy to Drive the Modernization of the Housing Industry Chain and Supply Chain

Abstract

Under the impetus of the digital economy, the digital transformation of industrial chains and supply chains has become inevitable. Data assets effectively enhance the operational efficiency of industrial chains and supply chains, digital technologies can effectively enhance the competitiveness of enterprises in industrial chains and supply chains, and digital technologies effectively promote the transformation and upgrading of industrial chains and supply chains. This paper constructs an evaluation indicator system from four dimensions: research and design modernization, production and manufacturing modernization, logistics and transportation modernization, and sales and marketing modernization. Based on data from 30 provinces in China from 2015 to 2024, the paper uses the entropy method and spatial Moran index to analyze the digital economic development levels and spatial correlations of the 30 provinces, and examines the impact of the digital economy on the modernization level of the housing industrial chain and supply chain, as well as its underlying mechanisms. The research results show that the development of the digital economy exhibits a stable growth trend, while the modernization level of the housing industry chain and supply chain shows an overall fluctuating upward trend, with the overall modernization level of the housing industry chain and supply chain first declining and then rising. Additionally, the promotional effect of the digital economy exhibits significant spatial heterogeneity, with the development level of the digital economy generally showing a single threshold effect on the modernization level of the housing industry chain and supply chain, and a double threshold effect in western regions.