2010•Unpublished venueRequires access

Service Supply Chain and Its "Bullwhip Effect"

Qianyi Li, Yuanyang Gao

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.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 1 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Key concepts: Bullwhip effect, Supply chain, Service management, Service (business), Supply chain management, Demand chain, Product (mathematics), Business