A performance model for software focused supply chains

Software focused products such as iPods, DVD players, etc. have emerged a lot in the markets. The study on the supply chain of software focused products and service has become to attract a lot of research attentions. In this paper, we summarize the general features of software focused products and the features of software focused supply chains. We then propose a performance model to describe the performance of traditional supply chains and the performance of software focused supply chains. With this model, the bottlenecks of software focused supply chains can be easily located and the overall supply chain performance can be improved.