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Synchronicity and alignment of productivity: the real value from Service Science?

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posted on 2023-06-08, 15:34 authored by Stuart Maguire, Ojiako Udechukwu, Thanos Papadopoulos, Farhad Shafti, Lenny Koh, Panagiotis Kanellis
The ability of services to pervade all aspects of productivity creates the need for an interdisciplinary framework of service to be developed. It is, however, critical that any proposed service framework is jointly developed between the service purveyor and the stakeholders involved. An expected outcome from a focus on productivity in the Service Science arena is that a much closer relationship between the purveyor of a service and the customer is initiated and fostered. This requires a clear focus on the requirements of the customer and the various ways in which the service can be conveyed. This is not too far removed from what is required in other areas such as product specification that should also be carefully crafted from the needs of the customer. The research utilises two case studies to highlight the impact of Service Science as a co-producer of service productivity. We find from the case studies that human factors play an extremely important role in improving service productivity.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Production Planning and Control

ISSN

0953-7287

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

7

Volume

23

Page range

498-512

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-09-04

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