Title :
A Dynamic Evolution Model of Service Firms Based on Hotelling Competition
Author :
Guo Honglian ; Fu bingjie ; Liang Baohui ; Wu Nannan
Author_Institution :
China Agric. Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
In order to find the dynamic evolution process and its affecting factors, this paper set up a dynamic evolution model of two firms. We find that the market share of each firm is not only decided by its own price, waiting time and quality initially, but also by its competitor´s price, waiting time, quality and the consumer´s satisfactory degree. We also tested the model´s validity through simulation by an example. In the end we draw some conclusion and give some advice to the service firm.
Keywords :
customer satisfaction; pricing; service industries; supply chains; competitor price; competitor quality; competitor waiting time; consumer satisfactory degree; dynamic evolution model; hotelling competition; market share; service firm; service supply chain; Costs; Environmental economics; Fuel economy; Logistics; Manufacturing industries; Mathematical model; Project management; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2007. WiCom 2007. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1311-9
DOI :
10.1109/WICOM.2007.844