CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVICES The services have unique characteristics which make them different from that of goods. The most common characteristics of services are: Intangibility. Inseparability. Perish ability. Variability Intangibility Services are activities performed by the provider‚ unlike physical products they cannot be seen‚ tasted‚ felt‚ heard or smelt before they are consumed. Since‚ services are not tangibles‚ they do not have features that appeal to the customer’s senses‚ their
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The tertiary sector of the economy (also known as the service sector or the service industry) is one of the three economic sectors‚ the others being the secondary sector (approximately the same as manufacturing) and the primary sector (agriculture‚ fishing‚ and extraction such as mining). The service sector consists of the "soft" parts of the economy‚ i.e. activities where people offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity‚ performance‚ potential‚ and sustainability‚ what is termed affective
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Our business idea has been to develop a holistic health-service related smartphone application as we have identified the growing market potential of using mobile technology to digitalise healthcare services. The application we have designed‚ eMed‚ will provides two main functions: emergency call and notifications‚ and medication monitoring and reminder. The aim of eMed is to simplify and speed up access to health and emergency services in the event of an emergency‚ and also to facilitate patient
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.COMPANY BACKGROUND KTM Komuter is the first electrified commuter train service in Malaysia. It was introduced in 1995 to cater especially to commuters in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding sub-urban areas and is a popular mode of transport to commute to Kuala Lumpur. Passengers of the KTM Komuter can rest in the comfort coaches while being taken to their destinations at very reasonable fares. The KTM Komuter has made shopping complexes and recreational centres more accessible‚ particularly
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Customer Service Research Paper Before I get into further analysis of my own personal experience‚ I am going to explain about different characteristics that are involved in customer service. Most businesses will tell you that quality customer service is the keystone to success. An essential component of outstanding customer service is the possession of a great staff. Larger companies may be weighed down by employee handbooks that specify the customer service guidelines. Independent‚ smaller businesses
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that surrounded the hotel‚ from the Wi-Fi connection both in the public area and in the bedrooms and the docks in the bedrooms are just the highlight of the avant-gard technology that the Aloft is driving. AC 1.1 Discuss reasons for using customer service policies in your business organisation. Aloft London Excel does anything that the guest can sense and will become part of his/her experience
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IMSM-R Department of Economics Balasubrahmanyam Annam Narasimha rao Yallapragada Understanding Customer Attitudes towards TECHNOLOGY-BASED SELF-SERVICE A case study on ATMs Masters Thesis Masters in Service Management Research Date/Term: Supervisor: 2006/ Spring Lars Haglund‚ Pro-Vice Chancellor Karlstads universitet 651 88 Karlstad Tfn 054-700 10 00 Fax 054-700 14 60 Information@kau.se www.kau.se ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Over the past years we’ve been inspired and encouraged
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1.0 OVERVIEW OF THE SERVICE INDUSTRY We have always had service industries‚ and indeed there are numerous biblical references to services as diverse as inn keeping‚ money lending and market trading. Over time‚ the service sector has grown in volume and in the importance attributed to it. According to Baker J.M et al‚ The Marketing Book 5th Ed‚ (2003)‚ early economists saw services as being totally unproductive‚ adding nothing of value to an economy. He quotes Adam Smith as having included
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Service Marketing 10MBAMM314 Syllabus Module I Introduction to services: What are services‚ Why service marketing‚ Difference in goods and service in marketing‚ Myths about services‚ Concept of service marketing triangle‚ Service marketing mix‚ GAP models of service quality Module II Consumer behaviour in services: Search‚ Experience and Credence property‚ Customer expectation of services‚ Two levels of expectation‚ Zone of tolerance‚ Factors influencing customer expectation of services Customer
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Generally‚ financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry either public or private finance industry. Financial services defined as services that related to facilities such as saving accounts‚ checking accounts‚ leasing‚ loans and money transfer provided by banks‚ credit unions and finance companies.1 Flower of service is a visual framework for understanding the supplementary service elements that surround and add value to the core product. Flower of service is introduced by Christopher
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