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Caused by the non-linearity of some industries such as networking interconnection, the deep understanding of Value Networks has grown in importance. While related works such as Value Network Analysis have been subject to the available qualitative mechanisms, this papers aims at quantifying actor dependencies within Value Networks. To this end, a series of dependency indicators are proposed based on well-established economic principles like Porter’s Five Forces on firms. This approach is validated through a case study analysing the replaceability of Transit Network Service Providers. Finally, an outlook on bargaining strategies based on these dependency indicators is given.
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 248567 for the ETICS project. Further information is available at www.ict-etics.eu. P. Reichl would like to acknowledge additional funding from Université Européenne de Bretagne in the framework of the SISCom International Research Chair on “Future Telecommunication Ecosystems”.
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Zwickl, P., Reichl, P., Ghezzi, A. (2011). On the Quantification of Value Networks: A Dependency Model for Interconnection Scenarios. In: Cohen, J., Maillé, P., Stiller, B. (eds) Economics of Converged, Internet-Based Networks. ICQT 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6995. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24547-3_7
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