QualityLEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter completing this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Describe and illustrate the five dimensions of service quality. 2. Use the service quality gap model to diagnose quality problems for a service firm. 3. Describe how the SERVQUAL survey instrument is used to measure gaps in a service firm's quality. 4. Illustrate how Taguchi methods and poka-yoke methods are applied to quality design in services. 5. Construct a "house of quality" as part of a quality function deployment project
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Characteristics of Service Quality to Delight Customers A customer of The Container Store completed her purchase and headed for her car, children in tow. She placed her package on the ground as she put the children in the car and then drove off forgetting the package. Realizing her mistake just a few minutes late, she returned to the parking lot, but the package was gone. She re-entered the store hoping that someone had turned in her package, but no one had. Salesperson James Castleberry remembered
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"ASSESSMENT AND ANAYSIS OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH SERVICE DELIVERY OF MTN, KUMASI" By NAME: FRANCIS KWAKU DOGBE A Thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of COMMONWEALTH EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION October, 2011 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis is the result of my own work except references cited that have been duly acknowledged
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The impact of corporate image and reputation on service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty: testing the mediating role. Case analysis in an international service company Eman Mohamed Abd-El-Salam, Ayman Yehia Shawky and Tawfik El-Nahas Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, College of Management and Technology, Alexandria, Egypt Keywords Corporate image, Service quality, Customer satisfaction, Customer loyalty, Egypt. Abstract The purpose of this
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Comparative Study of Public and Private Sectors in Pakistan Asim ul Haq H. M. Jamal Sarwar Tahir Hanif Management Sciences Department, Hajvery University, Lahore E-mail:aaim_14@yahoo.com, tahir.ibp@gmail.com, funkaari@hotmail.com Abstract The banking industry of Pakistan is now running in a dynamic challenge concerning both customer base and performance. Today, many banks are rushing to become more customer focused. A key component of many initiatives is the implementation of Customer Relationship
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ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF A SERVICE CHARTER ON SERVICE DELIVERY DECLARATION DEDICATION I wish to dedicate this work to my wife Grace, children Jedidiah, Emmanuel and Beracah and parents who inspired, supported and encouraged me to overcome the numerous challenges of this study. ACKNOWLEDEGEMENT I wish to acknowledge the professional guidance and support of Dr. Katuse throughout this work. I am also grateful to Mr Charles Muhia who spent much of his time discussing the work and giving
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Introduction Aktel is a joint venture of Telecom Malaysia and A.K. Khan and Company Ltd of Bangladesh. It has started its commercial operation in Dhaka as a Global system for mobile communication (GSM) 900 cellular operators on 15th November 1997. Moreover, Aktel has commenced its operation in Chittagong on March 26, 1998. Aktel is the market follower in telecommunication service in Bangladesh having more than 1 million subscribers and is controlling approximately 23% of the market
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1.0 Introduction Service quality is a comparison of expectations with performance. A business with high service quality will meet customer needs whilst remaining economically competitive. Improved service quality may increase economic competitiveness. This aim may be achieved by understanding and improving operational processes, identifying problems quickly and systematically, establishing valid and reliable service performance measures and measuring customer satisfaction and other performance
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A SURVEY OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE BANKING SECTOR IN KENYA ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Customer satisfaction within the banking institution is measured by many factors, which may or may not be quality related and is the key determinant as to whether a customer will be loyal to the baking service provider (Taylor and Baker, 1994). Satisfied customer will refer other to the same services by word of mouth. In the contrary
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characteristics in the hospitality industry. A case study was developed focusing on a specific hotel to illustrate the application of the QFD process in a five-star hotel. Key words: four-phase QFD, hospitality industry, quality function deployment, service, SERVQUAL, total quality management INTRODUCTION The service industry exhibits distinct features that are not shared in the manufacturing industry. Many service organizations are profit-earning business enterprises such as hotels, restaurants, and retail
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