Demand forecasting and information platform in tourism

Information asymmetry and the bullwhip effect have been serious problems in the tourism supply chain. Based on platform theory, this paper established a mathematical model to explore the inner mechanism of a platform’s influence on stakeholders’ ability to forecast demand in tourism. Results showed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li Yue, Jiang Qi-Jie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-05-01
Series:Open Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/phys-2017-0027