WELCOME TO SERVICE ECONOMY
THE SERVICE ECONOMY Chapter 1
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Learning Objectives•Describe the central role of services in an economy.•Identify and differentiate the five stages of economic activity.
•Describe the features of preindustrial, industrial, and postindustrial societies.
•Describe the features of the experience economy contrasting the consumer (B2C) with the business (B2B).
•Explain the essential features of the service-dominant logic.
•Identify and critique the six distinctive characteristics of a service operation and explain the implications for managers.
•Describe a service using the service package dimensions.•Use the service process matrix to classify a service.
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Service Definitions Services are deeds, processes, and performances.
Valarie Zeithaml & Mary Jo Bitner
A service is a time-perishable, intangible experience performed for a customer acting in the role of a co-producer.
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Definition of Service Firms Service enterprises are organizations that facilitate the production and distribution of goods, support other firms in meeting their goals, and add value to our personal lives.
James Fitzsimmons
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Nation % of WorldLabor
% Ag % Goods % Services
China 21.0 50 15 35India 17.0 60 17 23USA 4.8 2 20 78Indonesia
3.9 45 16 39
Brazil 3.0 23 24 53Russia 2.5 12 23 65Japan 2.4 5 26 69Nigeria 2.2 70 10 20Bangladesh
2.2 63 11 26
Germany 1.4 3 28 69
Percent Employment in Services
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Role of Services in an Economy
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE· Communications· Transportation· Utilities· Banking
PERSONAL SERVICES· Healthcare· Restaurants· Hotels
CONSUMER(Self-
service)
GOVERNMENT SERVICES· Military· Education· Judicial· Police and fire protection
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
· Wholesaling · Retailing · Repairing
FINANCIAL SERVICES
· Financing · Leasing · Insurance
MANUFACTURINGServices inside company:· Finance· Accounting· Legal· R&D and design
BUSINESS SERVICES
· Consulting· Auditing· Advertising· Waste disposal
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Stages of Economic Activity
Primary (Extractive): Agriculture, Mining, Fishing, Forestry
Secondary (Goods-Producing): Manufacturing, Processing
Tertiary (Domestic Services): Restaurants, Hotels, Laundry, Maintenance
Quaternary (Trade and Commerce): Transportation, Communications, Retailing, Finance, Government
Quinary (Extending Human Potential): Health, Education, Research, Arts, Recreation
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Trends in U.S. Employment by Sector
Agricultur
e:Value from harvesting
nature
Goods:Value from
making a product
Services:Value from enhancing the
capabilities and interactions among
people
2012Year
Percent
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Stages of Economic Development
Pre- Use of Standard
dominant Human Unit of of Living
Society Game Activity Labor Social Life Measure Structure Technology
Pre- Against Agriculture Raw Extended Sub- Routine Simple hand
Industrial Nature Mining muscle household sistence Traditional tools power Authoritative
Industrial Against Goods Machine Individual Quantity Bureaucratic Machines
fabricated production tending of goods Hierarchical
nature Post- Among Services Artistic Community Quality of Inter- Information
industrial Persons Creative life in terms dependent
Intellectual health,
education,
recreation
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Distribution of U.S. Employment, 2009
Transportation and utilities 19%
Other services 4%
Financial services6%Leisure and hospitality
9%
Health care and social assistance
11%
Professional and business services
12%
Construction5%Manufacturing
9%
Federal government 2%
Information 2%
Agriculture and mining 2%
State and local government 13%
Self employed and unpaid family workers
6%
Educational services 2%
Retail and wholesale trade
14%
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Economic Evolution
Economy Agrarian Industrial Service Experience
EconomicOffering
Food Packagedgoods
Commodityservice
Consumer services
Businessservices
Function Extract Make Deliver Stage Co-createNature Fungible Tangible Intangible Memorable Effectual
Attribute Natural Standardized Customized Personal Growth
Method of Supply
Stored in bulk
Inventoried Delivered on demand
Revealed over time
Sustained over time
Seller Trader Producer Provider Stager Collaborator
Buyer Market Customer Client Guest Collaborator
Expectation Quantity Features Benefits Sensations Capability 1-12
The Four Realms of an Experience Custom er Participation
Passive Active
Environm ental
Absorption Entertainment (M ovie)
Education (Language)
Relationship Immersion Esthetic (Tourist)
Escapist (ScubaDiving)
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Experience Design Principles•Theme the Experience (Forum shops)•Harmonize Impressions with Positive Cues(O’Hare airport parking garage)
•Eliminate Negative Cues(Cinemark talking trash containers)
•Mix in Memorabilia (Hard Rock T-shirts)•Engage all Five Senses (Mist in Rainforest)
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Typology of Services in the 21st Century
Core Experience Essential Feature Examples
Creative Present ideas Advertising, theater
Enabling Act as intermediary Transportation, communications
Experiential Presence of customer Massage, theme park
Extending Extend and maintain Warranty, health check
Entrusted Contractual agreement Service/repair, portfolio mgt.
Information Access to information Internet search engine
Innovation Facilitate new concepts R&D services, product testing
Problem solving Access to specialists Consultants, counseling
Quality of life Improve well-being Healthcare, recreation, tourism
Regulation Establish rules and regulations
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Foundation Premises of Service-Dominant Logic
1. Service is the fundamental basis of exchange.
2. Indirect exchange masks the basis of exchange.
3. Goods are distribution mechanisms for service provision.
4. Operant resources are the source of competitive advantage
5. All economies are service economies.6. The customer is always a co-creator of
value.7. The enterprise can only offer value
propositions.8. A service-centered view is customer oriented
and relational.9. All economic and social actors are resource
integrators.10. Value is uniquely determined by the
beneficiary.
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Distinctive Characteristics of Services•Simultaneity: opportunities for personal selling, interaction creates customer perceptions of quality
•Perishability: cannot inventory, opportunity loss of idle capacity, need to match supply with demand
•Intangibility: creative advertising, no patent protection, importance of reputation
•Heterogeneity: customer involvement in delivery process results in variability
•Customer Participation in the Service Process: attention to facility design, opportunities for co-production, concern for customer and employee behavior 1-17
Non-ownership Classification of Services
Type of Service
Customer value Examples Management Challenge
Goods rental Obtain temporary right to exclusive use
Vehicles, tools, furniture, equipment
Site selection and maintenance
Place and space rental
Obtain exclusive use of defined portion of a larger space
Hotel room, seat on airplane, storage unit
Housekeeping and achieving economies of scale
Labor and expertise
Hire other people to do a job
Car repair, surgery, management consulting
Expertise is a renewable resource, but time is perishable
Physical facility usage
Gain admission to a facility for a period of time
Theme park, camp ground, physical fitness gym
Queuing and crowd control
Network usage Gain access to participate
Electric utility, cell phone, internet
Availability and pricing decisions
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Implications of Rental/Usage Paradigm•Creates the option of renting a good upon demand rather than purchase.
•Service often involves selling slices of larger physical entities.
•Labor and expertise are renewable resources.•Time plays a central role in most services.•Service pricing should vary with time and availability.
Question: Can services in general be described as customers sharing resources?
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The Service Package•Supporting Facility: The physical resources that must be in place before a service can be sold. Examples are golf course, ski lift, hospital, airplane.
•Facilitating Goods: The material consumed by the buyer or items provided by the consumer. Examples are food items, legal documents, golf clubs, medical history.
•Information: Operations data or information that is provided by the customer to enable efficient and customized service. Examples are patient medical records, seats available on a flight, customer preferences, location of customer to dispatch a taxi. 1-21
The Service Package (cont.)•Explicit Services: Benefits readily observable by the senses. The essential or intrinsic features. Examples are quality of meal, attitude of the waiter, on-time departure.
•Implicit Services: Psychological benefits or extrinsic features which the consumer may sense only vaguely. Examples are privacy of loan office, security of a well lighted parking lot.
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The Service Process Matrix
Degree Degree of Interaction and Customization of labor Intensity Low High
Service Factory Service Shop
* Airlines * Hospitals
Low * Trucking * Auto repair
* Hotels * Other repair services
* Resorts and recreation Mass Service Professional Service
* Retailing * Doctors
High * Wholesaling * Lawyers * Schools * Accountants
* Retail banking * Architects
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Village Volvo’s Service Package
•Supporting Facility
•Facilitating Goods
•Information
•Explicit Services
•Implicit Services
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Village Volvo’s Distinctive Service Characteristics•Intangibility
•Perishability
•Heterogeneity
•Simultaneity
•Customer Participation in the Service Process
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Managing Village Volvo•How could Village Volvo manage its back office (repair operations) like a factory?
•How can Village Volvo differentiate itself from Volvo dealers?
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Xpresso Lube’s Service Package•Supporting Facility
•Facilitating Goods
•Information
•Explicit Services
•Implicit Services
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Xpresso Lube’s Distinctive Service Characteristics•Intangibility
•Perishability
•Heterogeneity
•Simultaneity
•Customer Participation in the Service Process
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Beyond Xpresso Lube •What elements of Xpresso Lube’s location contribute to its success?
•Given the example of Xpresso Lube, what other services could be combined to “add value” for the customer?
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Discussion Topics
• Illustrate how the type of work he or she does influences a person’s lifestyle. For example, contrast a farmer, a factory worker, and a school teacher.
• Is it possible for an economy to be based entirely on services?
• What is the value of self-service in an economy?• Determine if the service sector is currently expanding or contracting based upon the Non-Manufacturing Index (NMI) found at the ISM Report on Business on the Institute of Supply Management website: www.ism.ws/ismreport/
• What are some management problems associated with allowing service employees to exercise judgment in meeting customer needs?
• Critique the “Distinctive Characteristics of Service Operations” by arguing that the characteristics of customer participation, simultaneity, perishability, intangibility, and heterogeneity may apply to goods as well.
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Interactive Class ExerciseThe class breaks into small groups. Each group identifies service firms that should be listed in the Fortune 100 and places them in rank order of estimated annual revenue.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/full_list/
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