Service-based capacity strategy for manufacturing service duopoly of differentiated prices and lognormal random demand

Yon-Chun Chou and Hsien-Jung Chung

International Journal of Production Economics, 2009, vol. 121, issue 1, 162-175

Abstract: Globalization of production has ushered in vibrant manufacturing service industries whose business is to serve the production needs of product engineering firms. In these engineering-manufacturing chains, risk of capacity supply is an important concern for product firms as manufacturers are normally conservative in capacity expansion, especially when demand uncertainty and investment risk are high. To provide quality manufacturing services, this risk must be taken into consideration in formulating a capacity strategy. This paper presents a competition analysis method based on supply risk for a manufacturing duopoly of differentiated prices and lognormal random demand. A novel service-based demand rationing rule is first proposed. Reaction curves and equilibrium of capacity strategy are next derived. Finally, competition behavior of the duopoly is analyzed.

Keywords: Capacity; strategy; Manufacturing; services; Airline; overbooking; Lognormal; random; demand; Demand; uncertainty; Supply; risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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