Research on the Synergistic Development Model of Cotton and Textile Industry Based on Digital Supply Chain: A Case Study of Xinjiang, Western China
Kaixuan Gui
Article
2026 / Volume 9 / Pages 571-586
Received 22 October 2025; Accepted 19 November 2025; Published 11 March 2026
https://doi.org/10.31881/TLR.2026.571
Abstract
This paper investigates the synergistic development model of the cotton and textile industry in Xinjiang, Western China’s core cotton region, driven by the digital supply chain. The research aims to address the challenges of inad-equate information sharing, low collaboration efficiency, and weak risk resistance in the traditional industrial chain. A synergistic development model based on the digital supply chain is proposed, encompassing a technolo-gy-driven layer, a data-driven layer, and a business-driven layer. Taking the cotton and textile industry in Xinjiang as a case study, this paper collects and analyzes panel data from 2011 to 2021. A comprehensive evaluation index system for the synergistic development level is constructed, and the coupling coordination degree model is used to empirically analyze the synergistic development level in the region. The results show that the overall synergistic development level of the cotton and textile industry in Xinjiang has shown a general upward trend and reached the intermediate coordination stage by 2021, although the overall level is still not high. The synergy between the Cotton and Textile Industry Subsystem and the Digital Supply Chain Subsystem has not yet been fully realized. Based on the research findings, this paper proposes corresponding countermeasures and suggestions from the perspectives of government, industry, and enterprises, aiming to provide a theoretical reference and practical guidance for the high-quality development of the cotton and textile industry in Xinjiang, with implications for oth-er regions in Western China.
Keywords
cotton and textile industry, synergistic development, digital supply chain, coupling coordination degree model, western China
