• DocumentCode
    2166428
  • Title

    Service Supply Chain and Its "Bullwhip Effect"

  • Author

    Li, Qianyi ; Gao, Yuanyang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Econ. & Manage., Bei Hang Univ., Beijing, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    24-26 Aug. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This article summarizes two kinds of service supply chain, product servitization supply chain and professional supply chain. Combined these two kinds, a general definition of service supply chain is given. Then, this article compares the differences and similarities between service supply chain and manufacturing supply chain, points out the unique characteristics of service product. At last, this article studies the bullwhip effect in service supply chain, and it analyzes the reasons to bullwhip effect. After all, this study has far-reaching research meaning both in theory and practice.
  • Keywords
    supply chain management; bullwhip effect; manufacturing supply chain; product servitization supply chain; professional supply chain; service supply chain; Games; Industries; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management and Service Science (MASS), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Wuhan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5325-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5326-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMSS.2010.5576909
  • Filename
    5576909