Maguire, Stuart, Udechukwu, Ojiako, Papadopoulos, Thanos, Shafti, Farhad, Koh, Lenny and Kanellis, Panagiotis (2012) Synchronicity and alignment of productivity: the real value from Service Science? Production Planning and Control, 23 (7). pp. 498-512. ISSN 0953-7287

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Business, Management and Economics > Business and Management
Subjects:	T Technology > TS Manufactures > TS0155 Production management. Operations management
Depositing User:	Athanasios Papadopoulos
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2013 06:19
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2013 06:19
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/46001

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