Importance of Customer Service in Business Performance

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What does customer service aim to do?

  • Consistently exceed customer needs and expectations (correct)
  • Reduce customer needs and expectations
  • Consistently underdeliver to customers
  • Meet customer needs but not expectations

How do emotions associated with service experiences impact B2B interactions?

  • They have no impact on B2B interactions
  • They can impact interactions upstream in the supply chain (correct)
  • They are irrelevant in B2B interactions
  • They only impact interactions downstream in the supply chain

What influences customer perceptions and buying decisions?

  • Good and bad service experiences (correct)
  • Costs and lead times
  • Employee loyalty
  • Only product quality

In a competitive landscape with similar quality, costs, and lead times, what becomes a key differentiator?

<p>Customer service (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the fundamental link demonstrated by the service profit chain?

<p>The link between business performance and customer service (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Employee satisfaction' is driven by which factor according to the text?

<p>Internal service quality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key to improving overall customer service according to the text?

<p>Treating internal employees as valued customers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which department within an organization might be considered an internal customer?

<p>Sales department (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Bass (now Molson Coors) improve service according to the text?

<p>By outsourcing distribution to DHL (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is crucial for successful shelf placement and consumer satisfaction according to the text?

<p>Ensuring products are easily identifiable and manageable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do external companies that outsource services need to meet high service standards according to the text?

<p>To retain business (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What drives a higher level of external customer satisfaction according to the text?

<p>External service value (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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