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Managing Services
Chapter 12
Services
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Intangible items for which consumers
exchange something of value
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4x larger than goods industry
4 I’s of Service
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Intangibility
Inconsistency
Inseparability
Inventory
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Idle production
capacity
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Services Continuum
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A range of the services-oriented and
goods-oriented available in the
marketplace
Service Classification
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People delivery v. Equipment delivery
Profit v. Nonprofit
Government sponsored v. Nongovernment Sponsored
Assessing Purchase Process and
Service Quality
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Properties
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Search
Experience
Credence
Assessing Service Quality
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Gap analysis
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Four factors
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Servicescape
Service providers
Other customers
Invisible organization and
systems
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Relationship Marketing and
Services
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Customer Contact Audit
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Marks “contact points”
Marketing Services
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Internal Marketing
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Employee-focus
Product
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Exclusivity
Branding
Capacity Management
Marketing Services
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Pricing
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Off-peak pricing
Place
Promotion
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Publicity