Collier, David A., 1947-

The service/quality solution : using service management to gain competitive advantage / David A. Collier. - New York : Irwin, 1994. - xiv, 310 p. ; 24 cm. + hbk.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-303) and index.

Part I: Introduction -- Service/quality challenges -- Basic service management -- The Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award and the service/quality perspective -- Part II: Consumer benefit package management -- Consumer benefit package design -- The service strategy whirlpool -- Recent service strategy ideas -- Part III: Service delivery system design -- Facility, process and job design -- Organization and performance design -- Service innovations -- Part IV: Service/quality management -- Service/quality definition, design and approach -- Service/quality measurement, control and analysis -- Service/quality standards and performance -- A service management approach to implementation -- Part V: Interlinking -- Introduction to interlinking -- Interlinking: Service/quality process maps -- Part VI: The service encounter -- Service encounter management.

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Customer services--United States
Management
Service industries--Quality control

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