Service Management: Operations, Strategy, Information Technology, |
10th Edition
by Sanjeev K. Bordoloi, James A. Fitzsimmons and
Mona J. Fitzsimmons
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, Table of Content
PART ONE Understanding Services
1 The Service Economy
2 Service Strategy
PART TWO Designing the Service Enterprise
3 New Service Development
4 The Service Encounter
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5 Supporting Facility and Process Flows
6 Service Quality
7 Process Improvement
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Supplement: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
8 Service Facility Location
PART THREE Managing Service Operations
9 Service Supply Relationships
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10 Globalization of Services
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11 Managing Capacity and Demand
12 Managing Waiting Lines
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13 Capacity Planning and Queuing Models
Supplement: Computer Simulation
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PART FOUR Quantitative Models for Service Management
14 Forecasting Demand for Services
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15 Managing Service Inventory
16 Managing Service Projects
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Services are deeds, processes, and performances.
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The Clark-Fisher hypothesis notes the shift of employment from one sector of the economy to
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another.
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The fall in employment in the agricultural sector is the primary reason for the increase in service
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The consumer participates in the service process, which is not the case in manufacturing.
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The classification of service systems using the “service process matrix” is based on two
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considerations: degree of labor intensity, and the degree of service customization.
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From an open-systems view, the output of a service system consists of satisfied customers.
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The service experience defined as escapism requires the most commitment from the customer.
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A study of service systems must begin with the fundamental idea that the basic inputs are
supporting facility, facilitating goods, labor, and capital. The output is the service offered.
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In contrast to manufacturing, the aesthetics of the environment play a major role in the
customer's perception of the service.
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The fact that services can be inventoried is an important characteristic, which distinguishes them
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from manufacturing.
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Reduction of the role played by the consumer is an effective way of improving productivity and
decreasing the cost of the service.
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