On-Demand Physical Service

An On-Demand Service is a physical service that has fast-enough delivery.

• Context:
  • It can range from being a Paid-For On-Demand Service to being a Free On-Demand Service.
• Example(s):
  • On-Demand Transportation, like Uber Service, FlyWheel Service.
  • On-Demand Prepared Food.
  • On-Demand Printing.
  • On-Demand Software.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Sit-and-Wait Service.
  • a Queue-based Service.
  • a Paid-For Product.
• See: Just-in-Time Process, On-Demand Software-based Service.

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References

2015

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-demand
  • Just in time (business), a methodology for production
  • On-demand printing, printing technology and business process in which new copies of a document are not printed until an order has been received
  • Certification on demand, a digital certificate process
  • Code on demand, a concept in distributed computing
  • Print on demand, a printing technology
  • Software as a service (SaaS), also referred to as on-demand software
  • Ballot on Demand, software used to generate paper ballots, provided by Election Systems & Software.
  • Made-on-Demand service by Kanati Clothing Company for cut and sew garment manufacturing not made until an order has been received.
  • Gaming on demand, a type of online gaming
  • Television on demand.
  • Video on demand, a type of streaming video or movie service used by services such as Netflix.

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