Alex Hill and Terry 
Hill
Delivering services 
Alex Hill and Terry 
Hill
Learning 
objectives 
• Recognise the TECHNICAL and BUSINESS 
requirements to be met when delivering services 
• Understand the CHARACTERISTICS of service 
operations 
• Identify the CATEGORIES of service and TYPES of 
service delivery system 
• Explain how to DESIGN service delivery systems 
• Understand how IT impacts service delivery
Lecture outline 
• INTRODUCTION 
• Factors affecting SERVICE DELIVERY design 
• DESIGNING the service delivery system 
• Critical REFLECTIONS 
• SUMMARY
Factors affecting service delivery system 
design 
SERVICE 
COMPLEXITY 
• NUMBER OF 
STEPS 
- Single 
- Multiple 
THE 
MARKET 
• TECHNICAL 
requirements 
- The service itself 
• BUSINESS 
requirements 
- Volumes 
- Order-winners & 
qualifiers
> KEY IDEA 
As services differ, so will the DESIGNS of 
their delivery systems
Factors affecting service delivery system 
design 
Characteristics of service operations 
• MIX of services and products 
• INTANGIBLE nature 
• SIMULTANEOUS provision and 
consumption 
• TIME-DEPENDENT capacity 
• CUSTOMERS can help deliver the 
service 
• Need to MANAGE CUSTOMERS 
• No PATENTS
> KEY IDEA 
Services are PROVIDED and 
CONSUMED at the same time. They 
CANNOT be stored
CASE 4.1 
TIPPING AS A 
MEASURE OF 
CUSTOMER SERVICE 
1.What makes up the total 
SERVICE OFFERING for 
a customer during an 
evening meal at a 
restaurant? 
2.How could a 
HAIRDRESSER use 
these customer 
management 
approaches?
CASE 4.1 
TIPPING AS A MEASURE OF 
CUSTOMER SERVICE 
Question Answer 
Service 
offering 
Hairdresser 
• EXPLICIT benefits 
- DINING experience 
- FOOD 
- DRINK 
• IMPLICIT benefits 
- PERSONALISED service 
- SPEED of service 
- GOODWILL gestures 
• Adopt similar approach to delivering IMPLICIT 
benefits
Factors affecting service delivery system 
design 
Understanding how services differ 
KEY DIFFERENCES 
• Level of TECHNOLOGY used 
• NATURE of service being delivered 
- Complexity of service 
- What is being processed 
• TYPE of service being delivered 
- Professional, Service shop or Mass 
service 
• BUSINESS requirements 
- Volumes 
- Order-winners and qualifiers
Factors affecting service delivery system 
design 
Understanding how services differ
Factors affecting service delivery system 
design 
Understanding how services differ
Factors affecting service delivery system 
design 
Understanding how services differ
> KEY IDEA 
The delivery system processes 
CUSTOMERS, CUSTOMER 
SURROGATES, PRODUCTS, 
INFORMATION 
or some COMBINATION of these
Designing the service delivery 
system 
Overall design 
1. Understand MARKET volumes, 
order-winners and qualifiers 
2.Identify the service ENCOUNTER 
and EXPERIENCE to be delivered 
3.Understand how to RETAIN 
customers
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Designing the service delivery 
system 
Service delivery 
CUSTOMER INTERFACE 
• BACK OFFICE activities 
• FRONT OFFICE 
activities
CASE 4.2 
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY 
THROUGH FRONT AND BACK 
OFFICE
CASE 4.2 
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY 
THROUGH FRONT AND BACK 
OFFICE 
Question Bank Electrical repair 
Advantages 
Disadvantag 
es 
• Higher EFFICIENCY 
- More activities in back office 
- Queues manage high 
demand 
• Higher delivery SPEED 
- Less activities in front office 
• Higher delivery 
RELIABILITY 
- Narrow range of activities in 
front office 
• Higher WAIT 
- Queues manage high 
demand 
• Less CUSTOMISATION 
- Customers receive standard 
service 
• Higher CUSTOMISATION 
- Service tailored to customer 
requirements 
• Lower EFFICIENCY 
- More activities in front office 
• Lower delivery SPEED 
- More activities in front office 
• Lower delivery 
RELIABILITY 
- Wider range of activities in 
front office
Designing the service delivery 
system 
BACK OFFICE 
Service delivery 
• No CUSTOMER CONTACT 
• Easier SCHEDULING 
• Higher processing VOLUMES 
Line of 
visibility FRONT OFFICE 
• FACILITIES represent 
organisation 
• Easier to manage QUEUE 
lengths 
• Involve CUSTOMERS in 
delivery 
•Wider STAFF ROLES
Designing the service delivery 
system 
Service delivery 
CUSTOMER INTERFACE 
• BACK OFFICE activities 
• FRONT OFFICE 
activities 
DELIVERY SYSTEM 
• Number of STEPS 
- Single vs Multiple 
• TYPE of delivery 
system 
- Non-repeat vs Repeat 
- Low volume vs high 
volume
CASE 4.3 
SERVICE DELIVERY 
AT THE MOSCOW 
SCIENTIFIC 
INSTITUTE FOR EYE 
MICROSURGERY 
1.What are the 
ADVANTAGES of this 
approach? 
2.What are the 
DISADVANTAGES of this 
approach?
CASE 4.3 SERVICE DELIVERY AT THE 
MOSCOW SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE 
Question Answer 
Advantages 
Disadvantage 
s 
• Higher EFFICIENCY 
- Automated processes 
- Lower labour skill and cost 
• Higher delivery VOLUME 
- More operations can be completed 
• Less CUSTOMISATION 
- Customers receive standard service 
• Less FLEXIBILITY 
- Delivers standard service 
- Significant investment required to increase 
volume
Designing the service delivery 
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Designing the service delivery 
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• ENHANCING services 
• Use of IT in service delivery 
• CUSTOMER participation in service 
delivery
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CASE 4.4 
SERVICE DELIVERY 
AT A LOCAL HIGH 
STREET BANK 
BRANCH 
1.What are the key 
ADVANTAGES and 
DISADVANTAGES of the 
bank’s approach? 
2.What are the key 
ADVANTAGES and 
DISADVANTAGES of the 
post office’s approach?
CASE 4.4 SERVICE DELIVERY AT A LOCAL 
HIGH STREET BANK BRANCH 
Question Bank Post office 
Advantages 
Disadvantag 
es 
• Higher EFFICIENCY 
- Higher utilisation of staff skills 
• Higher delivery SPEED 
- For each individual service 
• Higher delivery 
RELIABILITY 
- Narrow range of activities in 
each delivery system 
• Lower delivery SPEED 
- If want more than one 
service 
• Less CUSTOMISATION 
- Each service delivered 
separately 
• Higher delivery SPEED 
- If want more than one 
service 
• Higher CUSTOMISATION 
- Service tailored to customer 
requirements 
• Lower EFFICIENCY 
- Skill must be more skilled 
• Lower delivery SPEED 
- If want more than one 
service 
• Lower delivery 
RELIABILITY 
- Wider range of activities 
being delivered
CASE 4.5 
PROVIDING 
PERSONAL SERVICE 
ONLINE AT GARDEN 
ESCAPE 
1.What are the 
ADVANTAGES of 
shopping online? 
2.What are the 
DISADVANTAGES of 
shopping online?
CASE 4.5 PROVIDING PERSONAL SERVICE 
ONLINE AT GARDEN ESCAPE 
Question Answer 
Advantages 
Disadvantage 
s 
• For CUSTOMERS 
- Check PURCHASE HISTORY 
- Check TECHNICAL DETAILS on plants 
- Get answers to GENERAL QUERIES 
• For GARDEN CENTRE 
- Reduces STAFF COSTS 
- Allows customers to CUSTOMISE the service 
- Helps build and manage customer RELATIONSHIP 
• For CUSTOMERS 
- May get INCORRECT ADVICE if ask wrong question 
• For GARDEN CENTRE 
- Customer can easily COMPARE PRICES with 
competitors 
- Customers can use services and then BUY 
ELSEWHERE
CASE 4.6 
SELF-SCANNING IN 
SUPERMARKETS 
1.Why are supermarkets 
INTRODUCING self-checkout 
systems? 
2.Why do CUSTOMERS 
like these systems?
CASE 4.6 
Question Answer 
SUPERMARKE 
T advantages 
CUSTOMER 
advantages 
SELF-SCANNING IN 
SUPERMARKETS 
• Higher EFFICIENCY 
- Lower staff costs as need less 
• Easier to manage CAPACITY 
- Customers serve themselves 
• Higher delivery SPEED 
- Customers don’t have to wait 
• EASE of use 
- Simple and easy to use 
• Higher CUSTOMISATION 
- Customers serve themselves
Delivering 
sDeiffrevriecnet sapproaches to serving customers 
The 
Hospital 
(1971) 
The 
Incredibles 
(2004) 
Hospital Insurance company
Delivering 
sDeiffrevriecnet sapproaches to serving customers 
Film clip Hospital 
Film 
Title 
Director 
(year) 
The Hospital 
Arthur Hiller (1971) 
Clip Start 
Finish 
00:23:15 
00:26:36 
What clip shows How customers are served in a hospital 
Key learning 
objective 
The different skills required in the back office and 
front office functions 
The impact of a breakdown in communication 
between front office and back office
Delivering 
sDeiffrevriecnet sapproaches to serving customers 
Film clip Insurance company 
Film 
Title 
Director 
(year) 
The Incredibles 
Brad Bird (2004) 
Clip Start 
Finish 
00:11:34 
00:13:31 
What clip shows How customers are served in an insurance 
company 
Key learning 
objective 
The different skills required in the back office and 
front office functions 
The impact of always putting the customer’s 
needs first within a business
Delivering 
sDeiffrevriecnet sapproaches to serving customers 
Question Answer 
SALLY’S 
approach 
BOB’S 
approach 
POINTS 
highlighted 
• BACK OFFICE function - has to come to front office if 
not getting necessary information 
• INTERNALLY FOCUSED on processes - blue cross 
number 
• NOT customer focused 
• FRONT OFFICE function 
• Highly CUSTOMER FOCUSED - almost too much 
• NOT internally focused 
• Require DIFFERENT SKILLS in back and front office 
• Need to BALANCE customer and internal business 
needs
Critical 
reflections 
• Service DELIVERY SYSTEMS must be: 
- ALIGNED to its market ORDER-WINNERS and 
QUALIFIERS 
- REFLECT its internal BUSINESS requirements 
- INCORPORATE IT and other DEVELOPMENT 
opportunities 
• Customers become MORE PROFITABLE the 
longer you RETAIN them
Critical 
reflections
Critical 
reflections
Critical 
reflections
Summar 
y • Services have distinctive 
CHARACTERISTICS 
- Intangible and perishable 
• Service delivery systems must 
SUPPORT 
- Technical and business requirements 
• TECHNICAL requirements 
- The service specification 
• BUSINESS requirements 
- Volumes and market order-winners and 
qualifiers
Revision 
questions 
1 The service delivery system design will 
reflect: 
a) The complexity of the service being 
delivered 
b) The business and technical requirements 
that have to be met 
c) Both a) and b)
Revision 
questions 
1 The service delivery system design will 
reflect: 
a) The complexity of the service being 
delivered 
b) The business and technical requirements 
that have to be met 
c) Both a) and b)
Revision 
questions 
2 Which of the following are distinctive 
characteristics of services : 
a) Produced and consumed separately, so 
its possible to store them 
b) Customers do not form part of the delivery 
system 
c) Intangible in nature, so customers can’t 
see, feel, inspect or test them before 
purchasing them
Revision 
questions 
2 Which of the following are distinctive 
characteristics of services : 
a) Produced and consumed separately, so 
its possible to store them 
b) Customers do not form part of the delivery 
system 
c) Intangible in nature, so customers can’t 
see, feel, inspect or test them before 
purchasing them
Revision 
questions 
3 An example of an automated service is: 
a) Dry-cleaning 
b) Cash dispensing 
c) Word processing
Revision 
questions 
3 An example of an automated service is: 
a) Dry-cleaning 
b) Cash dispensing 
c) Word processing
Revision 
questions 
4 The key dimensions that help classify 
services into professional services, service 
shops and mass services categories are: 
a) Volume 
b) Service variety 
c) Both a) and b)
Revision 
questions 
4 The key dimensions that help classify 
services into professional services, service 
shops and mass services categories are: 
a) Volume 
b) Service variety 
c) Both a) and b)
Revision 
questions 
5 The front office tasks are conducted: 
a) In the presence of and involving the 
customer 
b) Away from and not involving the customer 
c) Both a) and b)
Revision 
questions 
5 The front office tasks are conducted: 
a) In the presence of and involving the 
customer 
b) Away from and not involving the customer 
c) Both a) and b)
Revision 
questions 
6 An advantage of completing work in the 
back office is: 
a) Processing volumes are lower 
b) They are easier to schedule 
c) The customer can process some of the 
activities
Revision 
questions 
6 An advantage of completing work in the 
back office is: 
a) Processing volumes are lower 
b) They are easier to schedule 
c) The customer can process some of the 
activities
Revision 
questions 
7 Which of the following statements is true: 
a) Retention rates are higher for customers 
having no problems during service delivery 
b) Retention rates are higher for customers 
having problems that are solved during 
service delivery 
c) Retention rates are not affected by 
whether a customer experiences a 
problem during service delivery
Revision 
questions 
7 Which of the following statements is true: 
a) Retention rates are higher for customers 
having no problems during service delivery 
b) Retention rates are higher for customers 
having problems that are solved during 
service delivery 
c) Retention rates are not affected by 
whether a customer experiences a 
problem during service delivery
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  • 1.
    Alex Hill andTerry Hill
  • 2.
    Delivering services AlexHill and Terry Hill
  • 3.
    Learning objectives •Recognise the TECHNICAL and BUSINESS requirements to be met when delivering services • Understand the CHARACTERISTICS of service operations • Identify the CATEGORIES of service and TYPES of service delivery system • Explain how to DESIGN service delivery systems • Understand how IT impacts service delivery
  • 4.
    Lecture outline •INTRODUCTION • Factors affecting SERVICE DELIVERY design • DESIGNING the service delivery system • Critical REFLECTIONS • SUMMARY
  • 6.
    Factors affecting servicedelivery system design SERVICE COMPLEXITY • NUMBER OF STEPS - Single - Multiple THE MARKET • TECHNICAL requirements - The service itself • BUSINESS requirements - Volumes - Order-winners & qualifiers
  • 7.
    > KEY IDEA As services differ, so will the DESIGNS of their delivery systems
  • 8.
    Factors affecting servicedelivery system design Characteristics of service operations • MIX of services and products • INTANGIBLE nature • SIMULTANEOUS provision and consumption • TIME-DEPENDENT capacity • CUSTOMERS can help deliver the service • Need to MANAGE CUSTOMERS • No PATENTS
  • 9.
    > KEY IDEA Services are PROVIDED and CONSUMED at the same time. They CANNOT be stored
  • 10.
    CASE 4.1 TIPPINGAS A MEASURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE 1.What makes up the total SERVICE OFFERING for a customer during an evening meal at a restaurant? 2.How could a HAIRDRESSER use these customer management approaches?
  • 11.
    CASE 4.1 TIPPINGAS A MEASURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE Question Answer Service offering Hairdresser • EXPLICIT benefits - DINING experience - FOOD - DRINK • IMPLICIT benefits - PERSONALISED service - SPEED of service - GOODWILL gestures • Adopt similar approach to delivering IMPLICIT benefits
  • 12.
    Factors affecting servicedelivery system design Understanding how services differ KEY DIFFERENCES • Level of TECHNOLOGY used • NATURE of service being delivered - Complexity of service - What is being processed • TYPE of service being delivered - Professional, Service shop or Mass service • BUSINESS requirements - Volumes - Order-winners and qualifiers
  • 13.
    Factors affecting servicedelivery system design Understanding how services differ
  • 14.
    Factors affecting servicedelivery system design Understanding how services differ
  • 15.
    Factors affecting servicedelivery system design Understanding how services differ
  • 16.
    > KEY IDEA The delivery system processes CUSTOMERS, CUSTOMER SURROGATES, PRODUCTS, INFORMATION or some COMBINATION of these
  • 17.
    Designing the servicedelivery system Overall design 1. Understand MARKET volumes, order-winners and qualifiers 2.Identify the service ENCOUNTER and EXPERIENCE to be delivered 3.Understand how to RETAIN customers
  • 18.
    Designing the servicedelivery sOyvsetrealml design
  • 19.
    Designing the servicedelivery sOyvsetrealml design
  • 20.
    Designing the servicedelivery system Service delivery CUSTOMER INTERFACE • BACK OFFICE activities • FRONT OFFICE activities
  • 21.
    CASE 4.2 IMPROVINGSERVICE DELIVERY THROUGH FRONT AND BACK OFFICE
  • 22.
    CASE 4.2 IMPROVINGSERVICE DELIVERY THROUGH FRONT AND BACK OFFICE Question Bank Electrical repair Advantages Disadvantag es • Higher EFFICIENCY - More activities in back office - Queues manage high demand • Higher delivery SPEED - Less activities in front office • Higher delivery RELIABILITY - Narrow range of activities in front office • Higher WAIT - Queues manage high demand • Less CUSTOMISATION - Customers receive standard service • Higher CUSTOMISATION - Service tailored to customer requirements • Lower EFFICIENCY - More activities in front office • Lower delivery SPEED - More activities in front office • Lower delivery RELIABILITY - Wider range of activities in front office
  • 23.
    Designing the servicedelivery system BACK OFFICE Service delivery • No CUSTOMER CONTACT • Easier SCHEDULING • Higher processing VOLUMES Line of visibility FRONT OFFICE • FACILITIES represent organisation • Easier to manage QUEUE lengths • Involve CUSTOMERS in delivery •Wider STAFF ROLES
  • 24.
    Designing the servicedelivery system Service delivery CUSTOMER INTERFACE • BACK OFFICE activities • FRONT OFFICE activities DELIVERY SYSTEM • Number of STEPS - Single vs Multiple • TYPE of delivery system - Non-repeat vs Repeat - Low volume vs high volume
  • 25.
    CASE 4.3 SERVICEDELIVERY AT THE MOSCOW SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE FOR EYE MICROSURGERY 1.What are the ADVANTAGES of this approach? 2.What are the DISADVANTAGES of this approach?
  • 26.
    CASE 4.3 SERVICEDELIVERY AT THE MOSCOW SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE Question Answer Advantages Disadvantage s • Higher EFFICIENCY - Automated processes - Lower labour skill and cost • Higher delivery VOLUME - More operations can be completed • Less CUSTOMISATION - Customers receive standard service • Less FLEXIBILITY - Delivers standard service - Significant investment required to increase volume
  • 28.
    Designing the servicedelivery sSyesrvtiecem delivery
  • 29.
    Designing the servicedelivery sOythseter mfactors • ENHANCING services • Use of IT in service delivery • CUSTOMER participation in service delivery
  • 30.
    Designing the servicedelivery sOythseter mfactors
  • 31.
    CASE 4.4 SERVICEDELIVERY AT A LOCAL HIGH STREET BANK BRANCH 1.What are the key ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES of the bank’s approach? 2.What are the key ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES of the post office’s approach?
  • 32.
    CASE 4.4 SERVICEDELIVERY AT A LOCAL HIGH STREET BANK BRANCH Question Bank Post office Advantages Disadvantag es • Higher EFFICIENCY - Higher utilisation of staff skills • Higher delivery SPEED - For each individual service • Higher delivery RELIABILITY - Narrow range of activities in each delivery system • Lower delivery SPEED - If want more than one service • Less CUSTOMISATION - Each service delivered separately • Higher delivery SPEED - If want more than one service • Higher CUSTOMISATION - Service tailored to customer requirements • Lower EFFICIENCY - Skill must be more skilled • Lower delivery SPEED - If want more than one service • Lower delivery RELIABILITY - Wider range of activities being delivered
  • 33.
    CASE 4.5 PROVIDING PERSONAL SERVICE ONLINE AT GARDEN ESCAPE 1.What are the ADVANTAGES of shopping online? 2.What are the DISADVANTAGES of shopping online?
  • 34.
    CASE 4.5 PROVIDINGPERSONAL SERVICE ONLINE AT GARDEN ESCAPE Question Answer Advantages Disadvantage s • For CUSTOMERS - Check PURCHASE HISTORY - Check TECHNICAL DETAILS on plants - Get answers to GENERAL QUERIES • For GARDEN CENTRE - Reduces STAFF COSTS - Allows customers to CUSTOMISE the service - Helps build and manage customer RELATIONSHIP • For CUSTOMERS - May get INCORRECT ADVICE if ask wrong question • For GARDEN CENTRE - Customer can easily COMPARE PRICES with competitors - Customers can use services and then BUY ELSEWHERE
  • 35.
    CASE 4.6 SELF-SCANNINGIN SUPERMARKETS 1.Why are supermarkets INTRODUCING self-checkout systems? 2.Why do CUSTOMERS like these systems?
  • 36.
    CASE 4.6 QuestionAnswer SUPERMARKE T advantages CUSTOMER advantages SELF-SCANNING IN SUPERMARKETS • Higher EFFICIENCY - Lower staff costs as need less • Easier to manage CAPACITY - Customers serve themselves • Higher delivery SPEED - Customers don’t have to wait • EASE of use - Simple and easy to use • Higher CUSTOMISATION - Customers serve themselves
  • 37.
    Delivering sDeiffrevriecnet sapproachesto serving customers The Hospital (1971) The Incredibles (2004) Hospital Insurance company
  • 38.
    Delivering sDeiffrevriecnet sapproachesto serving customers Film clip Hospital Film Title Director (year) The Hospital Arthur Hiller (1971) Clip Start Finish 00:23:15 00:26:36 What clip shows How customers are served in a hospital Key learning objective The different skills required in the back office and front office functions The impact of a breakdown in communication between front office and back office
  • 39.
    Delivering sDeiffrevriecnet sapproachesto serving customers Film clip Insurance company Film Title Director (year) The Incredibles Brad Bird (2004) Clip Start Finish 00:11:34 00:13:31 What clip shows How customers are served in an insurance company Key learning objective The different skills required in the back office and front office functions The impact of always putting the customer’s needs first within a business
  • 40.
    Delivering sDeiffrevriecnet sapproachesto serving customers Question Answer SALLY’S approach BOB’S approach POINTS highlighted • BACK OFFICE function - has to come to front office if not getting necessary information • INTERNALLY FOCUSED on processes - blue cross number • NOT customer focused • FRONT OFFICE function • Highly CUSTOMER FOCUSED - almost too much • NOT internally focused • Require DIFFERENT SKILLS in back and front office • Need to BALANCE customer and internal business needs
  • 41.
    Critical reflections •Service DELIVERY SYSTEMS must be: - ALIGNED to its market ORDER-WINNERS and QUALIFIERS - REFLECT its internal BUSINESS requirements - INCORPORATE IT and other DEVELOPMENT opportunities • Customers become MORE PROFITABLE the longer you RETAIN them
  • 42.
  • 43.
  • 44.
  • 45.
    Summar y •Services have distinctive CHARACTERISTICS - Intangible and perishable • Service delivery systems must SUPPORT - Technical and business requirements • TECHNICAL requirements - The service specification • BUSINESS requirements - Volumes and market order-winners and qualifiers
  • 47.
    Revision questions 1The service delivery system design will reflect: a) The complexity of the service being delivered b) The business and technical requirements that have to be met c) Both a) and b)
  • 48.
    Revision questions 1The service delivery system design will reflect: a) The complexity of the service being delivered b) The business and technical requirements that have to be met c) Both a) and b)
  • 49.
    Revision questions 2Which of the following are distinctive characteristics of services : a) Produced and consumed separately, so its possible to store them b) Customers do not form part of the delivery system c) Intangible in nature, so customers can’t see, feel, inspect or test them before purchasing them
  • 50.
    Revision questions 2Which of the following are distinctive characteristics of services : a) Produced and consumed separately, so its possible to store them b) Customers do not form part of the delivery system c) Intangible in nature, so customers can’t see, feel, inspect or test them before purchasing them
  • 51.
    Revision questions 3An example of an automated service is: a) Dry-cleaning b) Cash dispensing c) Word processing
  • 52.
    Revision questions 3An example of an automated service is: a) Dry-cleaning b) Cash dispensing c) Word processing
  • 53.
    Revision questions 4The key dimensions that help classify services into professional services, service shops and mass services categories are: a) Volume b) Service variety c) Both a) and b)
  • 54.
    Revision questions 4The key dimensions that help classify services into professional services, service shops and mass services categories are: a) Volume b) Service variety c) Both a) and b)
  • 55.
    Revision questions 5The front office tasks are conducted: a) In the presence of and involving the customer b) Away from and not involving the customer c) Both a) and b)
  • 56.
    Revision questions 5The front office tasks are conducted: a) In the presence of and involving the customer b) Away from and not involving the customer c) Both a) and b)
  • 57.
    Revision questions 6An advantage of completing work in the back office is: a) Processing volumes are lower b) They are easier to schedule c) The customer can process some of the activities
  • 58.
    Revision questions 6An advantage of completing work in the back office is: a) Processing volumes are lower b) They are easier to schedule c) The customer can process some of the activities
  • 59.
    Revision questions 7Which of the following statements is true: a) Retention rates are higher for customers having no problems during service delivery b) Retention rates are higher for customers having problems that are solved during service delivery c) Retention rates are not affected by whether a customer experiences a problem during service delivery
  • 60.
    Revision questions 7Which of the following statements is true: a) Retention rates are higher for customers having no problems during service delivery b) Retention rates are higher for customers having problems that are solved during service delivery c) Retention rates are not affected by whether a customer experiences a problem during service delivery
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Editor's Notes

  • #7 Case studies: Great Nuclear Fizzle Lloyds Bank McDonald’s PrĂŞt a Manger Film clips: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Five Easy Pieces
  • #8 Case studies: Great Nuclear Fizzle Lloyds Bank McDonald’s PrĂŞt a Manger Film clips: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Five Easy Pieces
  • #9 Case studies: Great Nuclear Fizzle Lloyds Bank McDonald’s PrĂŞt a Manger Film clips: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Five Easy Pieces
  • #10 Case studies: Great Nuclear Fizzle Lloyds Bank McDonald’s PrĂŞt a Manger Film clips: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Five Easy Pieces
  • #38 At this point you could use clips from two classic films to demonstrate differences between approaches to serving customers: The Hospital, Arthur Hill (1971) – treating patients in a hospital The Incredibles, Brad Bird (2004) – serving customers at an insurance company
  • #41 Pull out points above through discussion…
  • #62 See the lecturer zone for teaching notes and methods to accompany this case.