Questions from General Operations Management


Q: How would you change the process to improve it?

How would you change the process to improve it?

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Q: Referring back to the case example on the Lap worth Museum of

Referring back to the case example on the Lap worth Museum of Geology, construct the service concept for the current (redesigned) museum. Despite being very successful, it is a fact that tourism and l...

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Q: From the 1960s through to the late 1990s, ‘no loitering’

From the 1960s through to the late 1990s, ‘no loitering’ had been an important principle underlying McDonald’s operations. Founder Ray Kroc had ordered that pay telephones, jukeboxes, and vending mach...

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Q: An IT Infrastructure Support Group services the IT infrastructure of several clients

An IT Infrastructure Support Group services the IT infrastructure of several clients. In shaping a suitable service concept it is aware that, in effect, the group serves two distinct customer groups w...

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Q: Earlier in the chapter, we explored the case example of the

Earlier in the chapter, we explored the case example of the Japanese hairdressers, QBNET. The service concept for QBNET is essentially simple and no-frills barbering service. The QBNET service has bee...

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Q: If you search online under the single word ‘relationships’, you

If you search online under the single word ‘relationships’, you will be bombarded with advice on personal relationships. Also, the language used by authors to describe customer relationships often ech...

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Q: Re-read the case example on The Prison Service. Why

Re-read the case example on The Prison Service. Why is it valuable to consider all the stakeholders in this particular example?

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Q: Calculate your lifetime value for three service organizations that you use –

Calculate your lifetime value for three service organizations that you use – for example, supermarket, clothing retailer, music download website, bar or bank. What are the problems in assessing lifeti...

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Q: Re-read the case example ‘Revenge of the taxi driver’

Re-read the case example ‘Revenge of the taxi driver’. What do you think are the problems of platform services such as this rating both providers and users of a service?

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Q: Re-read the case example on the Harley Owners Group (

Re-read the case example on the Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.). Why does Harley-Davidson put so much effort into promoting this club?

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