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Successful Service Operations Management

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ISBN-10: 0324224370

ISBN-13: 9780324224375

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Kathryn H. King-Metters, Madeleine Pullman, Richard D. Metters, Steve Walton

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This book covers the full cycle of building a service business from concept formation through implementation. The first section of the book - three chapters - focuses on constructing a business strategy. The next section details how to implement that strategy in the design of the service system. Capacity management is an important strategic and tactical issue in many services, and is the subject of the four chapters in the third section of the book. Finally, the last four chapters provide managers with tools needed for everyday operation.
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Book details

List price: $176.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cengage South-Western
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 432
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English

Madeleine Pullman is an Associate Professor of Operations Management. She earned her Ph.D. in business administration at the University of Utah in 1997. She has previously taught in Graduate and Executive programs at Cornell University, London Business School, Southern Methodist University, CSU, CU, and University of Utah. Her articles have appeared in various journals including Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Service Research, International Journal of Service Industry Management, Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Omega, and Journal of Product Innovation Management.Zhaohui Wu is an Associate Professor…    

1. Introduction: Services in the Economy. PART 1: FORMULATING STRATEGY. 2. Strategic Positioning. 3. Internet Strategies. 4. Environmental Strategies. PART 2. DESIGNING THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. 5. New Service Development. 6. Managing Service Experiences. 7. The Front-Office, Back-Office Interface. 8. Outsourcing and Offshoring. PART 3. IMPORVING THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. 9. Analyzing Processes. 10. Service Quality. 11. Six Sigma for Service Process Improvement. PART 4. MATCHING SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 12. Yield Management. 13. Inventory in Services. 14. Waiting Time Management. PART 5. TOOLS FOR MANAGING SERVICES. 15. Real-World Project Management. 16. Site Selection For Services. 17. Advanced Models:…