What the study found
Industrial internet platforms may improve manufacturing carbon emission efficiency through digital technology availability, according to a differential game model with manufacturing enterprises, the government, and industrial internet platforms.
Why the authors say this matters
The study suggests this is relevant to carbon neutrality and sustainable manufacturing, and the authors conclude that reasonable benefit distribution can help release the value of digital technology availability.
What the researchers tested
The researchers constructed a differential game model involving manufacturing enterprises, the government, and industrial internet platforms. They included random interfering factors to account for external uncertainty such as market fluctuations and policy adjustments.
What worked and what didn't
Carbon emission system benefit coefficient, operational cost coefficient, and compliance cost coefficient were reported to negatively affect game strategies, while the digital technology maturity coefficient had a positive effect. Government subsidies under intermediate dependence increased the effort of enterprises and platforms, and advanced symbiosis produced optimal effort of the three subjects and system efficiency through deeper digital technology availability empowerment.
What to keep in mind
The abstract does not describe empirical data or real-world case testing, and the findings are presented within a model-based framework. Other limitations are not described in the available summary.
Key points
- The study links industrial internet platforms with improved manufacturing carbon emission efficiency through digital technology availability.
- A differential game model was built for manufacturing enterprises, the government, and industrial internet platforms.
- Random interfering factors were included to represent uncertainty such as market fluctuations and policy adjustments.
- Digital technology maturity had a positive effect, while several cost and benefit coefficients had negative effects on game strategies.
- Government subsidies under intermediate dependence increased effort, and advanced symbiosis was described as the optimal decision-making mechanism.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- Digital technology availability supports higher carbon emission efficiency
- Authors:
- Hao Qin, Haoda Shi, Haiwei Zhang, Dancheng Luo
- Institutions:
- Shenyang University of Technology, Liaoning Shihua University
- Publication date:
- 2026-04-02
- OpenAlex record:
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