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Title: Game-theoretic study of the dynamics of tourism supply chains for package holidays under quantity competition
Authors: Huang, GQ
Chen, W
Song, H 
Zhang, X
Issue Date: Mar-2010
Source: Tourism economics, Mar. 2010, v. 16, no. 1, p. 197–216
Abstract: This paper considers a tourism supply chain (TSC) for package holidays. Three sectors are included: a theme park, hotel and accommodation providers and tour operators. The different sectors are coordinated with each other, while enterprises within each compete in order to optimize their own objectives. This research studies the impacts of competitive and cooperative relationships between the enterprises on the dynamics of the TSC under quantity competition. Simultaneous non-cooperative games are used to model the competitive quantity decisions between enterprises in the same sector. A sequential game is established between the three sectors to coordinate tourist numbers. Sensitivity analyses are conducted to examine the dynamics of the supply chain in terms of several operating parameters, such as operating costs, sector size and product differentiation. Among the key findings are that member enterprises in one sector can benefit from intensified competition in a complementary sector in the same layer and that the upstream enterprises in the tourism supply chain prefer package holiday product differentiation strategies.
Keywords: Tourism supply chain
Package holidays
Quantity competition
Supply chain dynamics
Publisher: IP Publishing Ltd
Journal: Tourism economics 
ISSN: 1354-8166
EISSN: 2044-0375
Rights: Copyright © 2010 IP Publishing Ltd. Reproduced by permission. The journal web site is located at www.ippublishing.com.
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