1. An Overview of Tourism Supply Chains Management and Optimization Models (TSCM – OM)
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Sonia Valeria Avilés-Sacoto, Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón, and Jonnatan Fernando Avilés-González
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Management science ,Supply chain ,0502 economics and business ,05 social sciences ,Economics ,050211 marketing ,Industrial organization ,Tourism ,050212 sport, leisure & tourism - Abstract
Around the world tourism industry represents economic benefits to the countries in where the tourist attractions are located. The purpose of this chapter is to search and review recent researches related to the area of tourism under supply chain management and optimization models perspectives. The main aim of this chapter is to identify and discuss how the tourism supply chain is studied when it is subject to different economic, market, and optimization strategies. Considering the period of 2005 to 2016, a systematic review was performed using research studies in the area of tourism supply chain management. The results show that game theory is used as a theoretical base in the majority of the cases, but several novel approaches are also incorporated to the analysis. This review can be used as a complement of the previous works and a valuable information source for the decision makers involved in the tourism area.
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- 2020
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