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What is the primary purpose of blueprinting services?
What is the primary purpose of blueprinting services?
Which of the following is an example of Service Innovation Around Customer (SIAC)?
Which of the following is an example of Service Innovation Around Customer (SIAC)?
What is the main function of context interviews in the service design process?
What is the main function of context interviews in the service design process?
What does an Affinity Diagram primarily help to accomplish?
What does an Affinity Diagram primarily help to accomplish?
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What is emphasized by Empathy Probes in the design process?
What is emphasized by Empathy Probes in the design process?
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Which method is primarily used to generate ideas from a group of people?
Which method is primarily used to generate ideas from a group of people?
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What role do Character Profiles play in service design?
What role do Character Profiles play in service design?
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What is the primary aim of Compatibility Management?
What is the primary aim of Compatibility Management?
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Which of the following best describes Service Failure?
Which of the following best describes Service Failure?
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What is a key aspect of Service Recovery?
What is a key aspect of Service Recovery?
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Which strategy aims to help organizations understand why guests leave?
Which strategy aims to help organizations understand why guests leave?
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What is the suggested initial response to service failures?
What is the suggested initial response to service failures?
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What is characterized by periodic increases and decreases in demand levels?
What is characterized by periodic increases and decreases in demand levels?
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What is a primary challenge for managers in service organizations regarding demand?
What is a primary challenge for managers in service organizations regarding demand?
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Which option is NOT a strategy for modifying demand to match existing capacity?
Which option is NOT a strategy for modifying demand to match existing capacity?
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What can be a consequence of stretching employees' capacity during peak times?
What can be a consequence of stretching employees' capacity during peak times?
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Which strategy involves enhancing an organization's ability to meet peaks in customer demand?
Which strategy involves enhancing an organization's ability to meet peaks in customer demand?
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Which of the following is an example of random demand fluctuations?
Which of the following is an example of random demand fluctuations?
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What is emphasized as a vital component in the delivery of services among organizations?
What is emphasized as a vital component in the delivery of services among organizations?
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Which strategy is directed toward managing capacity in service organizations?
Which strategy is directed toward managing capacity in service organizations?
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What refers to resources or assets used to produce and deliver services?
What refers to resources or assets used to produce and deliver services?
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What option does not belong to strategies for adjusting capacity to meet demand?
What option does not belong to strategies for adjusting capacity to meet demand?
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What is the purpose of ethnographic user research in service design?
What is the purpose of ethnographic user research in service design?
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Which of the following best describes the term 'experience prototype'?
Which of the following best describes the term 'experience prototype'?
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What is the main objective of using personas in design?
What is the main objective of using personas in design?
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What is a key role of observation in user research?
What is a key role of observation in user research?
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How does shadowing differ from other research methods?
How does shadowing differ from other research methods?
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What is a primary reason organizations undertake redesigning of their service processes?
What is a primary reason organizations undertake redesigning of their service processes?
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Which action is commonly taken when organizations redesign their service process?
Which action is commonly taken when organizations redesign their service process?
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What defines a self-service service setting?
What defines a self-service service setting?
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What is the outcome of using scenarios in service design?
What is the outcome of using scenarios in service design?
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What is yield management primarily used for in organizations?
What is yield management primarily used for in organizations?
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Which formula represents yield in yield management?
Which formula represents yield in yield management?
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What is one of the major risks associated with yield management?
What is one of the major risks associated with yield management?
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Which strategy is NOT suggested for dealing with queuing issues?
Which strategy is NOT suggested for dealing with queuing issues?
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In the context of waiting in line, which of the following statements is true?
In the context of waiting in line, which of the following statements is true?
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Which of the following types of queues involves having multiple servers accepting customers simultaneously?
Which of the following types of queues involves having multiple servers accepting customers simultaneously?
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Which psychological factor leads customers to perceive waiting time as longer?
Which psychological factor leads customers to perceive waiting time as longer?
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What effect does physically uncomfortable waiting have on customer perception?
What effect does physically uncomfortable waiting have on customer perception?
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Which of the following strategies aims to shorten transaction time in queues?
Which of the following strategies aims to shorten transaction time in queues?
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In what kind of queue system do customers take a number instead of waiting in line directly?
In what kind of queue system do customers take a number instead of waiting in line directly?
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Study Notes
Service Design
- Design is often associated with the physical structure or model of products to improve efficiency and value.
- The term also applies to services and procedures to provide value to clients and increase revenue.
- Design helps businesses justify premium prices, introduce new products in competitive markets, deter competitors, please customers, streamline processes, motivate staff, and implement innovative ideas.
- Service innovation is crucial in industries like tourism and hospitality, and the intangible and co-created nature of services makes them complex and dynamic.
Service Design Principles
- Holistic design considers environmental impact on service delivery.
- Co-creation involves incorporating stakeholder input to improve service design.
- User-centered design prioritizes customer expectations.
- Sequencing describes how service actions combine to create a product or service.
- Visual evidence of service quality creates customer expectations.
- Service innovation can either improve existing services or redefine customer roles. Examples include digital banking, co-creation, and trying products before commitment.
Service Blueprinting
- Blueprinting illustrates service delivery, showing interactions and activities.
- It serves as an implementation plan, depicting interactions between departments or elements.
- A blueprint diagram visually depicts all service elements and processes.
- Decision points and conflict zones are recognized.
- Standards for adjustments are set. Visual aids help explain interaction between people and technology/steps.
Service Process Tools and Methods
- Affinity diagrams organize information from various data sources.
- Brainstorming generates ideas from a group of people.
- Character profiles give patterns or trends about service users.
- Contextual interviews involve interviewing in the natural service environment.
- User journey maps illustrate the user's experience through a service.
- Cultural probes or user diaries document information over a longer period.
- Empathy probes understand user thoughts and feelings and how they affect service design.
- Ethnographic user research guides understanding of design issues.
- Experience prototypes offer service simulations.
- Focus groups allow for discussion among selected people about a topic.
- Immersion workshops facilitate empathizing with users.
- Observation helps identify problems with product usage.
- Personas create fictional characters (not stereotypes) to represent target user groups.
- Prototyping designs enable evaluation of user behavior before launch. Some examples include sketch diagrams, storyboarding, and physical models.
Balancing Demand and Capacity
- Service organizations must account for factors affecting demand and capacity. Potential factors include: excess demand, capacity, and predictable/unpredictable demand.
- Conditions that challenge managers can include excess demand, optimal capacity issues, and supply-demand imbalance.
- Strategies to improve service capacity include temporarily increasing personnel, facilities, and equipment, using part-time staff, cross-training staff, outsourcing activities, and renting/sharing facilities.
- Service organizations can adjust resource use by scheduling downtime during slow periods.
Waiting Lines and Queuing Systems
- Waiting times occur in customer interactions that exceed the system's processing pace.
- Effective strategies for dealing with queuing issues include auditing operational processes, implementing reservation systems, differentiating customer needs/urgency, making waiting time more pleasurable to improve customer experiences, and improving the service process to shorten wait times.
- Several queue types can be used depending on service arrangement such as single line, parallel lines, designated lines, waiting list, and numbering systems to organize customer attention.
Service Co-Creation
- Value co-creation involves collaborative efforts between organizations and customers to create service that customers desire.
- Customers can play a role in delivering their service, providing feedback, and contributing to service quality. Sometimes they act as competitors (by offering self-service options).
- Self-service technologies allow customers greater control and convenience.
Service Failure & Recovery
- Service failure occurs when service doesn't meet customer expectations. Service recovery strategies, such as identifying failures, understanding customer complaints, and learning from experiences and solutions, can improve service quality.
- Organizations manage this with urgent monitoring and systematics, as well as creating service recovery plans.
Measuring and Improving Service Quality
- Various methods, like TQM, ISO, six sigma, and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, can be used to assess and improve service quality.
- Customer feedback (and performance appraisals) are crucial to identify customer needs and make continuous improvements.
- Defining service productivity focuses on output per input/resource use. More customer-oriented organizations focus on customer needs, wants, satisfaction, and quality.
- Using technology, training, customer service strategies, and efficient processes can improve service productivity. Outsourcing may be helpful here.
Service Leadership
- Service excellence necessitates a comparative understanding of competitor actions.
- Service firms may categorize themselves as fourth class (barely meeting minimal compliance requirements), third class (adhering to standard operating procedures), second class (focus on service and quality), and first class (leading in innovation and customer focus).
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Explore the fundamental principles of service design, which enhance efficiency and value in service delivery. This quiz covers concepts like co-creation, user-centered design, and the importance of holistic approaches in designing services. Understand how these principles apply to industries like tourism and hospitality.
