This book illustrates TQM concepts as they apply to service organizations where a product may or may not be involved. It addresses nine key management areas including cultivating relationships with customers and capacity management.
This book illustrates TQM concepts as they apply to service organizations where a product may or may not be involved. It addresses nine key management areas including cultivating relationships with customers and capacity management.
1An Introduction to Customer Responsiveness12The Evolving Economic Focus: From Conquest to Relationship273Why Should Organization be Responsive?514Customer Responsiveness is Activity Based635The Customer-Responsive Model936Examples of Customer-Responsive Organizations1177The Customer Relationship Management Task1438Delivery Coordination Management Task1699Customer-Responsive Demand Economics19510Customer-Responsive Cost Economics21711Customer-Responsive Pricing24112The Customer-Responsive Organization26313Customer-Responsive Information Infrastructure28914Responsive Relationships32715The Evolving Business Focus: Production to Customer Responsiveness367Index409