DISSERTATION2 TITLE: AN ANALYSIS OF RISK-BASED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN CHINA’S CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION The procurement process is the starting point for all business activities of an enterprise, and attention to this process could help the efficiency of the company’s overall business activities. Unlike the early years’ production, the supply chain has become more complicated in modern production due to shortened product life cycles and increasing demand (Tang and Musa, 2011). Over the past two decades, with China’s continuous growth, the Chinese consumer electronics industry has flourished (Tilley and Williams, 1997), especially in Guangdong province, where Huawei’s headquarters is located. Procurement risk based on the supply chain could be the main problem that