
Service Operations Management
Improving Service Delivery
Pearson Education Limited (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 9. November 2020
Book
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632 pages
978-1-292-06446-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Analyse and address organisational challenges using real world examples Service Operations Management, 5th Edition, by Robert Johnston et al. is a market-leading text on service operations management and provides a clear understanding of how service performance can be improved in organisations. This textbook applies underlying theories to the real world challenges faced by service operations managers on a daily basis, by providing a diverse range of examples and illustrations. Each chapter provides a range of tools, frameworks and techniques designed to help you better analyse existing operations and understand ways to deal with operational challenges.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1080 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-06446-8 (9781292064468)
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Improving Service Delivery
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Persons
Robert Johnston was Professor of Operations Management at Warwick Business School. He had a management degree from the University of Aston and a Ph.D. from the University of Warwick. Before moving to academia Bob held several line management and senior management posts in a number of service organisations in both the public and private sectors.
Michael Shulver is a Senior Lecturer in the Information, Decision and Operations Division at Bath School of Management. Michael has MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Warwick. Before his time in academia Michael was an aircraft engineer and he has also worked as a consultant in performance management.
Nigel Slack is Emeritus Professor of Operations Management and Strategy at Warwick Business School, an Honorary Professor at Bath University and 'Honorary Fellow of the European Operations Management Association'. He is an educator, consultant and writer with wide experience in many sectors.
Graham Clark is Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at Cranfield School of Management and Director of the Executive MBA Programme. He has a degree in mechanical engineering from Leeds University and a master's degree in management from Imperial College, London University. He is a non-executive director of the Institute of Customer Service and a member of the leadership team of the UK chapter of the Association for Service Management.
Michael Shulver is a Senior Lecturer in the Information, Decision and Operations Division at Bath School of Management. Michael has MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Warwick. Before his time in academia Michael was an aircraft engineer and he has also worked as a consultant in performance management.
Nigel Slack is Emeritus Professor of Operations Management and Strategy at Warwick Business School, an Honorary Professor at Bath University and 'Honorary Fellow of the European Operations Management Association'. He is an educator, consultant and writer with wide experience in many sectors.
Graham Clark is Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at Cranfield School of Management and Director of the Executive MBA Programme. He has a degree in mechanical engineering from Leeds University and a master's degree in management from Imperial College, London University. He is a non-executive director of the Institute of Customer Service and a member of the leadership team of the UK chapter of the Association for Service Management.
Content
Preface
New features for this edition
Case examples and exercises
About the authors
PART I: FRAMING SERVICE OPERATIONS
Introduction to service operations
The world of service
Service strategy
The service concept
PART II: SERVICE PEOPLE
Customer relationships
Service quality
Designing customer experience
People in the service operation
Service culture
PART III: DELIVERING SERVICE
Service supply networks
Designing the service process
Managing service performance
Service resources and capacity
PART IV: IMPROVING SERVICE OPERATIONS
Service innovation
Service improvement
Learning from problems
Learning from other operations
Index
Publisher acknowledgements
New features for this edition
Case examples and exercises
About the authors
PART I: FRAMING SERVICE OPERATIONS
Introduction to service operations
The world of service
Service strategy
The service concept
PART II: SERVICE PEOPLE
Customer relationships
Service quality
Designing customer experience
People in the service operation
Service culture
PART III: DELIVERING SERVICE
Service supply networks
Designing the service process
Managing service performance
Service resources and capacity
PART IV: IMPROVING SERVICE OPERATIONS
Service innovation
Service improvement
Learning from problems
Learning from other operations
Index
Publisher acknowledgements