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    The Service Concept

    Two definitions to put the concept of service

    and the service industry in the right

    perspective:

    There are no such things as Service industries.There are only industries whose service

    components are greater or less than those of other

    industries. Everybody is in Service.

    Theodore Levitt

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    The 4 Ps of Services Marketing

    The 4 Ps of Services Marketing are :

    People, People, People, People( Richard Dow)

    Exaggerated ? Perhaps.

    But the emphasis is rightly placed.

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    Why the concern with Service?

    The rapid growth of service sectors all over the

    world and the deregulation of many serviceindustries have lead researchers with an interest

    in quality issues to the importance of acquiring

    more understanding about service quality.

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    Reason for Interest

    It is recognized that high quality service is essential

    for firms that want to be successful in their business

    It leads to

    Customer loyalty

    Higher profitability

    and Lower Cost.

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    The Service Challenge

    However, the existing knowledge about product

    quality is insufficient to deal with service quality

    This is because of the intangibility, heterogeneity

    perishability and inseparability characteristics of

    service industry outputs. Service quality is

    recognized by a number of authors as both

    abstract and elusive

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    Definition of Service

    A service is any act or performance that one

    party can offer to another that is essentiallyintangible and does not result in the

    ownership of anything. Its production may

    or may not be tied to a physical product.

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    Kinds of service

    A pure tangible good- eg Soap or Tobacco

    A tangible good plus services eg Anautomobile with warranty and an instructions

    manual. A major service with accompanying minor

    goods and serviceseg Railways, Airlines

    A pure service such as a psychiatrist provides

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    Generalization not easy

    Since there is such a wide variance in thegoods toservice mix no generalization iseasy. The difficulty is compounded by services

    further varying according to:

    Whether they are people or equipment based

    Whether the clients presence is required ornot ( Brain surgery vs Car repair)

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    Whether they meet a personal or a business

    need Eg Physicians process personal and

    company clients differently

    Their objectives - Whether profit or non

    profit oriented.

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    All Service Marketing programmes

    depend on 4 basic characteristics

    Intangibilty

    Inseparability

    Variability ( Heterogeneity)

    Perishability

    These constitute the challenge to the Services

    Marketer

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    Intangibility

    Services cannot be seen, smelled, tasted

    heard or felt before they are brought. The

    Service Marketers task is therefore to

    manage the evidence or tangibilize the

    intangible.Thus while a product marketer has

    to put his product concept in words or give it

    an abstract image a services ,marketer has todo the reverse ie, concretize the abstract.

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    Inseparabilty

    Unlike products,services are typicallyproduced and consumed at the same time.

    They cannot be inventorized. Provider- client

    interaction is a special feature of Services

    Marketing.

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    Variability

    Services are highly variable. Thus they dependon who provides them and when and where

    they are provided. Thus maintaining quality is

    a perennial challenge.

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    Perishabilty

    A service cannot be stored. Service value

    exists only at a particular time as in the case

    of a newspaper.

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    Elements of services marketing

    Service marketing owing to its complex naturerequires not only the 4 Ps of traditional

    external marketing but also two other

    marketing thrusts, namely internal marketing

    and interactive marketing.

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    Thus while external marketing addressesitself to the task of the normal work of the

    company such as pricing distribution and

    promoting the services of the company

    Internal marketing consists of training and

    motivating its internal customers, namelyits customer contact and supporting

    service personnel to work as a team

    towards providing customer satisfaction

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    Thus the most important contribution themarketing department can make is to be

    exceptionally clever in getting everyone else in

    the organization to practice marketing.

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    Interactive marketing describes the employees

    skill in handling customer contact. In services

    marketing the service quality is inextricably

    wound up with the service deliverer. ServiceQuality is judged not only by technical quality

    but also by functional quality.

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    Task before Service Companies

    The primary tasks before Service Companies in

    addition to managing the intrinsic service

    characteristics described earlier is :

    1) Increasing competitive differentiation

    2) Service Quality

    3) Productivity.

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    Services Require An Expanded

    Marketing Mix

    Marketing can be viewed as:

    A strategic and competitive thrust pursued by top management

    A set of functional activities performed by line managers

    A customer-driven orientation for the entire organization

    Marketing is the only function to bring operating revenuesinto a business; all other functions are cost centers.

    The 7 Ps of services marketing are needed to create viablestrategies for meeting customer needs profitably in acompetitive marketplace

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    3 more Ps in the Service Industry Marketing Mix

    Marketing has always being fond of Ps andcompetitive differentiation in service delivery is nodifferent. It can be achieved by adding 3 more Ps

    to the traditional 4.

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    People

    All human actors who play a part in the

    service delivery and thus influence the buyers

    perspective :

    The firms personnel

    The customerOther customers in the service environment

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    Physical Evidence

    The environment in which the service isdelivered and where the firm and customer

    interact, and any tangible components that

    facilitate performance or communication of

    the service.

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    Process

    The actual procedures, mechanisms and flowof activities by which the service is delivered -

    the service delivery and operating systems

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    (Productivity and Quality)

    Productivity and quality are 2 sides of the

    same coin.

    The best strategies are those which improve

    productivity and quality simultaneously

    Advances in technology must be user friendly

    and deliver benefits that customers will value

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    People

    Employees :

    Recruiting

    Training

    Motivation Rewards

    Teamwork

    Customers :

    Education

    Training

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    Physical Evidence

    Facility design

    Equipment

    Signage

    Employee dress

    Other tangibles :

    Reports

    Business cards

    Statements

    Guarantees

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    Process

    Flow of activities :

    Standardized

    Customized

    Number of steps:

    Simple

    Complex

    Customer Involvement

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    Services Pose Distinctive Marketing

    Challenges

    Marketing management tasks in the service sector differ from those in

    the manufacturing sector.

    The eight common differences are:

    Most service products cannot be inventoried

    Intangible elements usually dominate value creation

    Services are often difficult to visualize and understand

    Customers may be involved in co-production

    People may be part of the service experience

    Operational inputs and outputs tend to vary more widely

    The time factor often assumes great importance

    Distribution may take place through nonphysical channels

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    Differences, Implications, and

    Marketing-Related Tasks (1) (Table 1.1)

    Difference

    Most service products

    cannot be inventoried

    Intangible elementsusually dominate

    value creation

    Services are often

    difficult to visualize &

    understand

    Customers may be

    involved in co-

    Production

    Implications

    Customers may be

    turned away

    Harder to evaluateservice & distinguish

    from competitors

    Greater risk &

    uncertainty perceived

    Interaction between

    customer & provider;

    but poor task execution

    could affect satisfaction

    Marketing-Related Tasks

    Use pricing, promotion,reservations to smoothdemand; work with ops tomanage capacity

    Emphasize physical clues,employ metaphors and vividimages in advertising

    Educate customers on

    making good choices; offer

    guarantees

    Develop user-friendly

    equipment, facilities &

    systems; train customers,

    provide good support

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    Implications

    Behavior of service

    personnel & customers

    can affect satisfaction

    Hard to maintain quality,consistency, reliability

    Difficult to shieldcustomers from failures

    Time is money;

    customers want service

    at convenient times

    Electronic channels or

    voice telecommunications

    Difference

    People may be part of

    service experience

    Operational inputs and

    outputs tend to vary

    more widely

    Time factor often

    assumes great

    importance

    Distribution may take

    place through

    nonphysical channels

    Marketing-Related Tasks

    Recruit, train employees toreinforce service concept

    Shape customer behavior

    Redesign for simplicity andfailure proofing

    Institute good servicerecovery procedures

    Find ways to compete onspeed of delivery; offer

    extended hours

    Create user-friendly,secure websites and freeaccess by telephone

    Differences, Implications, and

    Marketing-Related Tasks (2) (Table 1.1)

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    Service Quality

    Better service quality can be obtained through

    a mix of improving access, communication,

    competence, courtesy, credibility, reliability,

    responsiveness, security, tangibles,

    understanding the customer.

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    Excellence in Service

    With respect to Service Quality various studies

    have shown that excellently managed service

    companies share a number of common

    practices

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    1. A Strategic concept

    2. A History of Top Management Commitmentto Quality

    3. The Setting of High Standards

    4. Systems for measuring Service Performance

    5. Systems for Satisfying ComplainingCustomers.

    6. Satisfying the Employees as well as the

    Customers.

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    Managing Productivity

    1. Have Service providers work harder , failing which

    work more skillfully or work smarter, through better

    training and selection procedures.

    2. Increase quantity of service through surrendering

    some quality This needs a very careful balance.

    3. Industrialize the service by adding equipment andstandardizing production.

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    5. Design a more effective service.

    6.Present customers with incentives to

    substitute their own labour for company

    labour, such as self-service counters

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    The Service Edge

    In todays world companies which succeed have

    what is known as the service edge over thecompetition. Such companies have succeeded in

    creating Distinctive Service. It is important to

    understand that creating anything is a willful

    management act- an act of leadership.

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    What is it that successful companies do to

    achieve customer delight ?

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    According to psychiatrists Leonard and NatalieZunin there is a short moment in time, a 4

    minute window of opportunity when

    satisfying human contacts will be establishedor denied. This threshold exists in commercial

    as well as private affairs. it is as critical to

    customer satisfaction as it is to friendships oreven marital relations.

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    Moment of truth

    Jan Carlzon ,CEO of SAS exposited the concept of

    managing the customers moments of truth- thetransactions the customer has with the organization.

    A moment of truth occurs any time the customer

    comes in contact with some aspect of theorganization and uses that opportunity to judge thequality of service the organization is providing.

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    Application of Moment of Truth

    The first 15 second encounter between a

    passenger and the frontline people, from

    ticket agent to flight attendant sets the tone

    of the entire company in the mind of the

    customer.

    This for Carlzon is the moment of truth

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    Moments of truth are not all createdequal . Some have more impact than others. In aparticular hotel a survey was conducted about thequality of service they had experienced with

    reference to several previously identified momentsof truth.

    The one moment of truth that cropped up as the

    most important determinant for most as to whetheror not they would stay in the same hotel again wascustomer encounters at the front desk.

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    To manage efficiently and effectively,therefore we must have a way of deciding thepecking order of the different identified

    moments of truth.

    This is critical for the resource allocationprocess , the trade-offs we make as we devisea service strategy and design the deliverysystems to implement it.

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    The Service Encounter

    is the moment of truth occurs any time the customer interacts with the firm

    can potentially be critical in determining customersatisfaction and loyalty

    types of encounters: remote encounters, phone encounters, face-to-face

    encounters

    is an opportunity to:

    build trust reinforce quality

    build brand identity

    increase loyalty

    A Service Encounter Cascade for a

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    Check-In

    Request Wake-Up Call

    Checkout

    Bellboy Takes to Room

    Restaurant Meal

    A Service Encounter Cascade for a

    Hotel Visit

    A S i E t C d f

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    Sales Call

    Ordering Supplies

    Billing

    Delivery and Installation

    Servicing

    A Service Encounter Cascade for an

    Industrial Purchase

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    Critical Service Encounters Research

    GOAL: understanding actual events and behaviors that cause

    customer dis/satisfaction in service encounters

    METHOD:

    Critical Incident Technique

    DATA:

    stories from customers and employees

    OUTPUT: identification of themes underlying satisfaction and

    dissatisfaction with service encounters

    S l Q ti f C iti l I id t

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    Sample Questions for Critical Incidents

    Technique Study

    Think of a time when, as a customer, you had aparticularly satisfying (dissatisfying) interaction with anemployee of ______________.

    When did the incident happen?

    What specific circumstances led up to this situation?

    Exactly what was said and done?

    What resulted that made you feel the interaction wassatisfying (dissatisfying)?

    C Th i C i i l

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    Common Themes in Critical

    Service Encounters Research

    Recovery: Adaptability:

    Spontaneity:Coping:

    employee responseto service delivery

    system failure

    employee responseto customer needs

    and requests

    employee responseto problem customers

    unprompted andunsolicited employeeactions and attitudes

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    Carlzons modus operandi

    He arrived at SAS at a time of crisis. He

    concluded that service and the frontline

    people who delivered were the success levers.

    He shifted focus from the plane as a physicalasset to the customer.

    Carlzon and his team mounted 147 serviceimprovement projects at a cost of about USD

    50 million.

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    What he actually did

    He gave the service people the opportunity to

    provide the service that they had always

    wanted to provide. He smartened their

    uniforms, transferred autonomy to the field

    and encouraged people not to take no for an

    answer.

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    Twin mantras adopted

    Empowerment of frontline people

    Leadership honouring intuition, emotion andshowmanship.

    The leaders role being that of understanding

    and effecting change. The leader to be alistener, communicator and educator creating

    a secure working environment that fosters

    flexibility and innovation

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    Brass tacks employed

    The leaders tools are a clear .concise vision

    and consummate leadership skills with soul.

    Loyalty to the vision, not the details of

    execution, is a must. People shine only if thedemands are sky high.

    Part and parcel is rigorous, honest

    measurement. Tough, visible goals, aimed at serving the

    customer and measured so as to engender

    unit versus unit competition

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    Jan Carlzon Sayings

    Everyone needs to know and feel that he isneeded

    Everyone wants to be treated as an individual

    Giving someone the freedom to takeresponsibility releases resources that would

    otherwise remain concealed

    An individual without information cannot takeresponsibility ; an individual who is given

    information cannot help but take

    responsibility

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    The Result

    Jan Carlzon took over SAS in 1981 following

    USD 30 million losses in 1979 and 1980

    A year later a sick airlines punctuality becamethe best in Europe

    SAS returned to profitability in just a year

    while other international airlines tallied arecord USD 2 billion loss

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    Five specific operating principles

    Five specific operating principles for

    building and managing extraordinarylevels of customer satisfaction andloyalty or what we call customer delightare :

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    1. Listening, understanding and responding to Customers

    often in unique and creative ways to the evolving needs

    and constantly shifting expectations of their customers

    2. Defining Superior Service and communicating that vision

    to employees at every level and ensuring that service

    quality strategy is personally and positively important to

    all in the organization.

    3. Setting concrete Standards of Service quality and

    regularly measuring Performance against 100 %

    performance goal.

    4. Selecting, training extensively in areas of knowledge and

    skills to achieve service standards and empoweringEmployees to work for the Customer

    5. Recognizing and rewarding Service Accomplishment s, either

    individually or of groups, in particular ,celebrating the success of

    employees who go the extra mile for their customers

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    The Servqal Model

    The most eminent instrument in attempting tosystematize the service quality is The gap

    model of service or Servqal developed by

    Parshuraman et al (1985). This conceptual framework was developed

    initially to measure customer perception of

    service quality for the financial service sectors

    but later extended to sectors such as

    hospitality, , telecommunications and

    healthcare.

    Th B i f th S l M d l

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    The Basis of the Servqual Model

    The Gaps

    The Key Service Dimensions

    Causes & Solutions to Gaps

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    Purposes of SERVQAL

    To determine average gap score ( betweencustomers perceptions and expectations) for each

    service attribute.

    To assess a companys service quality along each of

    the 5 SERVQAL dimensions

    To track customers expectations and perceptions

    over time

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    To compare a companys SERVQAL scores

    against competitors

    To identify and examine customer segments

    that differ significantly in their assessment of a

    companys service performance

    To assess internal service quality

    (interdepartmental comparison)

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    The Five Key Service Dimensions

    ASSURANCE - a combination of the following :

    Competence - having the requisite skills and knowledge

    Courtesy - politeness, respect, consideration and

    friendliness of contact staff

    Credibility - trustworthiness, believability and honesty of staff

    Security - freedom from danger, risk or doubt

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    TANGIBLES - the appearance of physicalfacilities, equipment, personnel andinformation material

    RELIABILITY - the ability to perform the serviceaccurately and dependably

    RESPONSIVENESS - the willingness to helpcustomers and provide prompt service

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    EMPATHY - a combination of the following:

    Access (physical and social) - approachability and ease of contact

    Communication - keeping customers informed in a language they

    understand and really listening to them

    Understanding the customer - making the effort to get to know customers

    and their specific needs

    EMPATHYSERVQUAL Att ib t

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    n Providing service as promised

    n Dependability in handling customersservice problems

    n Performing services right the first time

    n Providing services at the promised time

    n Maintaining error-free records

    n Keeping customers informed as towhen services will be performed

    n Prompt service to customers

    n Willingness to help customers

    n Readiness to respond to customersrequests

    RELIABILITY

    RESPONSIVENESS

    n Employees who instill confidence incustomers

    n Making customers feel safe in theirtransactions

    n Employees who are consistently courteous

    n

    Employees who have the knowledge toanswer customer questions

    ASSURANCE

    n Giving customers individual attention

    n Employees who deal with customers in acaring fashion

    n Having the customers best interest at heart

    n Employees who understand the needs oftheir customers

    n Convenient business hours

    EMPATHY

    n Modern equipment

    n Visually appealing facilities

    n Employees who have a neat,professional appearance

    n Visually appealing materials associatedwith the service

    TANGIBLES

    SERVQUAL Attributes

    G M d l f S i Q lit

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    Perceived

    Service

    Expected Service

    CUSTOMER

    COMPANY

    Customer

    Gap

    Gap 1

    Gap 2

    Gap 3

    ExternalCommunications to

    CustomersGap 4Service

    Delivery

    Customer-Driven ServiceDesigns and Standards

    Company Perceptions ofConsumer Expectations

    Gaps Model of Service Quality

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    Gaps Model of Service Quality

    Customer Gap: difference between customer expectations and perceptions

    Provider Gap 1 (The Knowledge Gap):

    not knowing what customers expect

    Provider Gap 2 (The Service Design & Standards Gap): not having the right service designs and standards

    Provider Gap 3 (The Service Performance Gap):

    not delivering to service standards

    Provider Gap 4 (The Communication Gap): not matching performance to promises

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    The Customer Gap

    Expectedservice

    Perceivedservice

    Customer Gap

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    The Customer Gap

    The difference between what customers

    expect of a service and what they actually

    receive

    Customer Expectations are standards orreference points that the customers bring into

    the service experience.

    Customer perceptions are subjectiveassessments of actual service experiences

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    The sources ofcustomer expectations are

    Market controlled factors such as pricing,advertising, sales promises, as well as factors which

    the marketer has limited ability to control such as

    personal needs, word of mouth communications,

    competitive offerings.

    In a perfect world Expectations = Perceptions

    Key Factors Leading

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    Key Factors Leading

    to the Customer Gap

    Provider Gap 1: Not knowing what customers expect

    Provider Gap 2: Not selecting the right service designs and standards

    Provider Gap 3: Not delivering to service standards

    Provider Gap 4: Not matching performance to promises

    Customer

    Expectations

    CustomerPerceptions

    Customer

    Gap

    Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap

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    Customer-Driven Service Designsand Standards

    Management Perceptions ofCustomer Expectations

    Poor service designUnsystematic new service development processVague, undefined service designs

    Failure to connect service design to service positioning Absence of customer-driven standards

    Lack of customer-driven service standardsAbsence of formal process for setting service quality goals

    Inappropriate physical evidence and servicescapeFailure to develop tangibles in line with customer expectationsServicescape design that does not meet customer and

    employee needsInadequate maintenance and updating of the servicescape

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    Gap

    2

    Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap

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    Service Delivery

    Customer-Driven Service

    Designs and Standards

    Deficiencies in human resource policiesIneffective recruitmentRole ambiguity and role conflictInappropriate evaluation and compensation systemsLack of empowerment, perceived control, and teamwork

    Customers who do not fulfill rolesCustomers who lack knowledge of their roles and responsibilitiesCustomers who negatively impact each other

    Problems with service intermediariesChannel conflict over objectives and performanceDifficulty controlling quality and consistencyTension between empowerment and control

    Failure to match supply and demand

    Failure to smooth peaks and valleys of demand

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    Gap

    3

    Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap

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    Service Delivery

    Lack of integrated services marketing communicationsTendency to view each external communication as independentAbsence of strong internal marketing program

    Ineffective management of customer expectationsAbsence of customer expectation management through all forms of

    communicationLack of adequate education for customers

    OverpromisingOverpromising in advertisingOverpromising in personal sellingOverpromising through physical evidence cues

    Inadequate horizontal communicationsInsufficient communication between sales and operations

    Insufficient communication between advertising and operationsDifferences in policies and procedures across branches or units

    External Communications to

    Customers

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    Gap

    4

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    Measurement

    Measurement is on the basis of two sets of

    statements in groups according to the five key

    service dimensions

    Gaps Model of Service Quality

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    Perceived

    Service

    Expected Service

    CUSTOMER

    COMPANY

    Customer

    Gap

    Gap 1

    Gap 2

    Gap 3

    ExternalCommunications to

    CustomersGap 4Service

    Delivery

    Customer-Driven ServiceDesigns and Standards

    Company Perceptions ofConsumer Expectations

    Gaps Model of Service Quality

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    Measuring electronic service quality

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    Measuring electronic service quality

    on websites

    Parshuram, Zeithaml and Malhotra created a

    22 item scale called E- S-QUAL reflecting 4 key

    dimensions :

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    Efficiency ( Easy navigation, quick transactions,

    website loads quickly)

    System availability (site always available, it launches

    right away, it is stable and doesnt crash)

    Fulfilment ( orders are delivered as promised, and

    offerings are described truthfully)

    Privacy ( information privacy is respected and

    personal information is not shared wth other sites.)

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    Servqual Data - How Useful is it?

    We can assess service quality from the customersperspective

    We can track customer expectations and perceptionsover time and the discrepancies between them

    We can compare a set ofServqual scores againstthose of competitors or best practice examples

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    We can compare the expectations and perceptions of

    different customer groups - this is particularly useful

    in the public sector

    We can assess the expectations and perceptions of

    internal customers - eg other departments or services

    we deal with.

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    The Railway Scenario

    Allen and DiCesare considered that quality of service forpublic transport industry contained two categories: user

    and non-user categories. Under the user category, itconsists of speed, reliability, comfort, convenience, safety,special services and innovations.

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    Traditionally, the performance indicators

    for public transport industry are dividedinto two categories: efficiency andeffectiveness.

    Under the efficiency category, themeasures are concerned with the processesthat produce the services while themeasures in the effectiveness category are

    used to determine how well the servicesprovided are with respect to the objectivesthat are set for them (Pullen, 1993).

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    Quality of service is one of the performanceindicators under the effectiveness category. It

    is composed of accessibility, reliability,

    comfort, convenience and safety (Silcock,1981).

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    Relationship between Perceived Service Quality and

    Overall Satisfaction Perceived quality and satisfaction are two different

    constructs. Consumers will use the predictive level of

    expected service in their comparison.

    Customer satisfaction is affected by both non-quality

    and quality factors. When we combine all the

    elements of the above discussion, we derive the

    extended SERVQUAL model shown in Figure 1 for this

    study of service quality and customer satisfaction

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    It combines the basic SERVQUAL dimensions with threeadditional dimensions, specific to the industry. It includes

    the more recent measure of expectation, including desiredand adequate, and takes the view that quality factors areantecedents of satisfaction.

    The survey includes questions in the style of otherSERVQUAL questions. For the convenience dimension, thequestion will read:A railwaycompanys ability to providesservices that are convenient to its customers (e.g. officehours at ticket office, ticket acquisition, adequate parking

    facilities at railway stations, information acquisition, andavailability of seating) is not at all important..extremely important.

    Conceptual Framework for Railway Passenger Service

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    Conceptual Framework for Railway Passenger Service

    Quality and Passenger Satisfaction

    zone oftolerance

    tangiblesreliability

    responsivenessassurancesempathy

    convenience

    expected service

    perceived

    service quality

    overall

    passenger

    satisfaction

    desired service

    adequate

    comfort

    speed

    perceived

    service

    Fi di

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    Findings

    Assurance, Responsiveness and Empathy had

    significant effects on overall service quality.

    Assurance was the dominant predictor of

    overall customer satisfaction.

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    An important feature of the extended

    SERVQUAL model is its diagnostic value in

    terms of zone of tolerance and expectation

    management. It helps managers to analysis

    the effectiveness of the service quality and

    identify those problem areas that are

    needed to be improved.

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    The perceived quality rating relative to the minimum and

    desired level of expected services help the managers todevelop their long-term and short-term strategy planning.

    The short term improvement plan may include thoseaspects that are below the zone of tolerance.

    The long term improvement plan may be formulated byreferencing the relative position of the perceived qualitypointer within the zone of tolerance and by considering

    the width of the zone of tolerance (Kettinger and Lee,1997). The narrower the zone, the more attention isneeded.

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    In reality, it is unlikely to fulfil all theideal service quality requirements fromthe customers.

    Therefore it is necessary for themanagers to manage customer

    expectation by the adequacy level ofexpectation so as to widen the zone oftolerance (Kettinger and Lee, 1997).

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    Finally, the zones of tolerance provideinformation about what areas and

    attributes that are need to improve but not

    how to improve them. Future research onfinding, examining and measuring the

    determinants of expectation would add

    value in monitoring service quality.

    Companies with a Service Edge

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    Companies with a Service Edge

    Better understand and affect service customerbehavior

    Create marketing messages that effectively

    highlight service quality dimensions thatconsumers value

    Achieve loyalty through greater attention to

    customer feelings in service encounters

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    Develop innovative and profitable loyalty programs

    Benefit from yield management and capacityutilization techniques

    Manage and motivate service marketers formaximum customer and employee satisfaction

    Learn how to interpret customer satisfactionmeasures

    Successfully recover and learn from service failures

    Importance of a Service Strategy

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    Importance of a Service Strategy

    It functions as an internal focus of effort- a singlevision throughout the organization.

    It is based on an understanding of a combination oforganizational values, customer expectations ofproducts and services,customer expectations of theprocess of doing business with the company, and anin-depth analysis of the strength and weakness ofthe organization as it confronts the threats andopportunities in the market place.

    Service strategy

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    Service strategy

    Is a non trivial statement of intent

    Noticeably differentiates you from others

    Has value in your customers eyes

    Is deliverable by the Organization

    Must answer three questions

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    Must answer three questions

    What is our unique contribution?

    To whom do we provide this service?

    What key value do you want them to perceive

    about us?

    Service Strategy for BIMTECH

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    Service Strategy for BIMTECH

    You are a part of the BIMTECH Management team.Kindly give 15 minutes of thought and then writedown the service strategy you would like BIMTECH tofollow in the following format

    Our Service Strategy framework :To provide ( Our uniquecontribution)..to . (customer).so that we are perceived by

    them as( Key value).