Products & Services Summary: This article revolves around the concept of hybrid solutions i.e.‚ combining products and services into innovative offerings to attract more customers and provide superior value to them. The article identifies two basic characteristics of any offering- complementarity (when used together) and independence (used separately) based on which four types of hybrid offerings emerge. These are as follows: i. Flexible Bundle: These bundles (of product and service) are characterized
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Conduct a critique of the following service management ideas‚ theories and techniques‚ specifically with reference to purpose‚ application and limitations and with regard to how these service management ideas‚ theories and techniques might contribute to the development of a business. Customer segmentation Study the market‚ its structure‚ identify attitudes and behaviours of consumers‚ this is the first step of marketing. Among the range of behaviours and
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Total Quality Management in Front Office in Hotels: Manish Anand M.M.I.C.T&B.M (Hotel Management) M.M. University Mullana‚ Ambala. INTRODUCTION Total Quality Management can be defined as a tool to look after and improve the effectiveness‚ efficiency and competitiveness of any business enterprise. In hotels TQM consists of commitment of the hotel to the guests using the services in all departments with all employees on each level. Quality consists of a complex term particularly related to
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APPLICATION OF QUALITY GAP MODEL TO MEASURE QUALITY OF PHARMACISTS SERVICE IN RETAIL PHARMA SETTINGS Introduction Pharmaceutical market in India is about $ 11.1 billion growing at the rate of 17.6% and expected to reach $20 billion (Rs. 88‚820 crore) by 2015.India’s pharma market is 13th largest in terms of the value and 4th largest in terms of the volume. Currently only 1%-3% of the pharma retail is in the organized sector. The size of India’s pharmacy retail market is estimated at $4.5 billion
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manager. It provides suite of services that covers end-to-end solution for the shipping industry. As highlighted in this case report‚ the key issue confronting Eurasia International is being able to maintain the necessary HR focus while controlling the ship’s cost structure‚ staying in tune with customer requirements and anticipating the competition. The company’s mantra of success is “Being the best‚ not necessarily the biggest”; this explains the utmost importance of quality in Eurasia’s work culture
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Towards the Development of a Lodging Service Recovery Strategy John W. O’Neill Anna S. Mattila ABSTRACT. This article presents findings from a survey of 613 hotel guests and indicates that guests’ overall satisfaction regarding service failure and service recovery are higher when they believe that service failure is unstable and recovery is stable. Moreover‚ guests indicate they are more likely to return to the same hotel when they believe that service failure is unstable and recovery is stable
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com/0960-4529.htm Customers’ expectations of service in Greek fitness centers Gender‚ age‚ type of sport center‚ and motivation differences Yanni Afthinos University of Athens‚ Athens‚ Greece Expectations of service in Greek fitness centers 245 Nicholas D. Theodorakis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki‚ Thessaloniki‚ Greece‚ and Pantelis Nassis University of Athens‚ Athens‚ Greece Abstract Purpose – Aims to identify the aspects of service delivery deemed most important by the users
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2.2 Service Marketing 10 2.2.1 Service standards 10 2.2.2 Service objectives & standards 11 2.2.3 Setting the strategy 11 2.2.4 Consistency of service 11 2.2.5 Principle of superior service 12 2.3 Customer service 14 2.3.1 Implementation of customer service 15 2.3.2 The objectives of customer service in an airlines 15 2.3.3 Purpose of customer service activities in an airlines 15 2.3.4 The need for change in service business
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director to enable primary decisions to be made regarding future management policy/change in the area of service failure/recovery. The justification for this report is: There is a current trend in service failure‚ resulting in possible unnecessary customer dissatisfaction. Customers are becoming increasingly aware of their rights and demand increasingly better quality service. Service recovery techniques have been employed to great effect by other companies and it would be foolhardy
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The Impact of Personal Commitment to Service Excellence on Leader Effectiveness Lauren DiStefano Taylor University of Texas at Arlington The Impact of Personal Commitment to Service Excellence on Leader Effectiveness In today’s highly competitive marketplace many firms broadcast their service excellence as a way to separate themselves from the competition. In service oriented industries‚ service excellence can be noted as being the number one most important factor to achieve success.
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