San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Faculty Publications, School of Management School of Management 2009 Commonalities and differences between service and manufacturing supply chains: Combining operations management studies with supply chain management Ming Zhou San Jose State University,
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[email protected]. Commonalities and Differences between Service and Manufacturing Supply Chains: Combining Operations Management Studies with Supply Chain Management Ming Zhou • Taeho Park San Jose State University, San Jose, CA John Yi Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA The service sector of the US economy has been gaining importance. As the service sector evolves, the study of service supply chain starts to gain attention. In this study, we conduct an exploratory review on the studies of manufacturing and service supply chains. We focus on the studies that explore the differences and commonalities between manufacturing and service supply chains.