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What characteristic of services is described as 'difficult to define the boundary of intangible elements of service'?
What characteristic of services is described as 'difficult to define the boundary of intangible elements of service'?
Which aspect of service operations makes it challenging to achieve significant cost efficiencies?
Which aspect of service operations makes it challenging to achieve significant cost efficiencies?
What does 'Inseparability' in service characteristics imply?
What does 'Inseparability' in service characteristics imply?
Which strategy is suggested to manage the impact of operations in service management?
Which strategy is suggested to manage the impact of operations in service management?
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What is a critical consideration for managing service operations due to the characteristic of 'Perishability'?
What is a critical consideration for managing service operations due to the characteristic of 'Perishability'?
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How does 'Heterogeneity' impact service operations?
How does 'Heterogeneity' impact service operations?
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What does the term 'customer experience' refer to in the context of the text?
What does the term 'customer experience' refer to in the context of the text?
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Which of the following is NOT considered an outcome of a customer's experience as per the text?
Which of the following is NOT considered an outcome of a customer's experience as per the text?
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How are 'co-production' and 'co-creation' defined in the context of customer service?
How are 'co-production' and 'co-creation' defined in the context of customer service?
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Which of the following is NOT listed as a category of outcomes of a customer's experience in the text?
Which of the following is NOT listed as a category of outcomes of a customer's experience in the text?
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What is one of the intentions that may result from a customer's judgments of a service, as per the text?
What is one of the intentions that may result from a customer's judgments of a service, as per the text?
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In the context of a customer's experience, what is meant by 'judgments'?
In the context of a customer's experience, what is meant by 'judgments'?
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What is the foundational premise of Service-dominant logic according to the text?
What is the foundational premise of Service-dominant logic according to the text?
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What do operant resources refer to?
What do operant resources refer to?
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Which concept emphasizes changing the way product functionality is delivered by packaging services along with products?
Which concept emphasizes changing the way product functionality is delivered by packaging services along with products?
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What distinguishes operant resources from operand resources in the text?
What distinguishes operant resources from operand resources in the text?
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What do economists distinguish between according to the text?
What do economists distinguish between according to the text?
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How does Service-dominant logic view service in business activity?
How does Service-dominant logic view service in business activity?
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What does intangibility imply for service operations improvement?
What does intangibility imply for service operations improvement?
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How does heterogeneity impact service operations improvement?
How does heterogeneity impact service operations improvement?
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Inseparability suggests that:
Inseparability suggests that:
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What is a key implication of perishability for service improvements?
What is a key implication of perishability for service improvements?
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What is one of the focuses of a service strategy?
What is one of the focuses of a service strategy?
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What should an organization do after considering its service strategy as per the text?
What should an organization do after considering its service strategy as per the text?
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What is the purpose of capability mapping in service design?
What is the purpose of capability mapping in service design?
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Customers in a service process may also be:
Customers in a service process may also be:
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Which group primarily uses approaches based on customer purchasing behavior?
Which group primarily uses approaches based on customer purchasing behavior?
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What is a key task for operation managers according to the text?
What is a key task for operation managers according to the text?
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Which group primarily uses approaches based on customer group characteristics?
Which group primarily uses approaches based on customer group characteristics?
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What do 'customers' in a service process refer to according to the text?
What do 'customers' in a service process refer to according to the text?
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Study Notes
IHIP Characteristics of Services
- Intangibility: Services lack physical form, making it difficult to define their boundaries
- Heterogeneity: Every service is unique and can be perceived differently by each customer
- Inseparability: Services are produced and consumed simultaneously, making it difficult to separate production and consumption
- Perishability: Services cease to have value after a short period, making it essential to match capacity with demand
Managing Service Operations
- Manage customer expectations: Set clear expectations about what the service comprises to reduce misunderstandings
- Staff training: Train staff to cope with diverse customer requests and non-standard situations
- Transfer non-standard customers: Direct customers with unusual requests to a more appropriate service
- Technology: Leverage technology to separate production and consumption, reducing the impact of IHIP characteristics
- Customer guidance: Provide guidance to reduce the need for contact, such as FAQs on a website
- Accurate demand forecasting: Forecast demand to plan service capacity and minimize underutilized resources or lost revenue
Customer Perspective
- Customer experience: The customer's direct and personal interpretation of their participation in the service process
- Outcomes: Products, benefits, emotions, judgments, and intentions
- Products: The functional output of the service process
- Benefits: The benefits provided by the service
- Emotions: The emotions experienced by the customer during the service process
- Judgments: The customer's assessment of the service and its benefits
- Intentions: The customer's intentions based on their judgments, such as repurchase or recommend the service
Co-Production and Co-Creation
- Co-production and co-creation: Collaborative processes between customers and service operations to create value
- Experience economy: Recasting services as memorable experiences
- Servitisation: Packaging services with products to enhance their value
- Service-dominant logic (SDL): Viewing service as the basis for all business activity
Service-Dominant Logic (SDL)
- Foundational premises (FPs): Service is the fundamental basis of exchange, indirect exchange masks the fundamental basis of exchange, goods are a distribution mechanism for service provision, operant resources are the fundamental source of competitive advantage, and all economies are service-based
- FPs in practice: Firms trade services, goods have value through service provision, and operant resources are the source of competitive advantage
Implications for Service Operations Improvement
- Intangibility: Confusion about what to improve
- Heterogeneity: Different improvement needs for each customer
- Inseparability: Independence of service quality from individual service provider skills
- Perishability: Limited time for improvement
Service Strategy
- Service strategy: Shaping the direction and development of an organisation's service-providing resources and processes
- Four key aspects of service strategy: Reflecting overall strategic aims, satisfying market requirements, considering practicalities of service delivery, and developing organisational capabilities
Who are Customers?
- Customers: Recipients and often providers (co-producers) in a service process
- Types of customers: External, internal, intermediaries, end users, stakeholders, payers, beneficiaries, participants, valuable, and non-valuable
- Classifying customers: Based on purchasing behavior, characteristics, or position in the supply network
- Benefits of retaining good customers: A key task for operation managers, as retaining valuable customers is crucial for business success
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Explore the meaning and implications of IHIP in managing service operations, focusing on Intangibility, Heterogeneity, Inseparability, and Perishability. Understand the challenges related to defining boundaries, standardizing services, predicting customer demands, and achieving cost efficiencies.
