Across
- 4. the freedom for an employee to use their own judgment when serving customers
- 5. to effectively solve a problem in a process, we need to understand the _______ cause
- 6. he straightened things out at Tessei
- 10. it allows for time compression
- 12. one of the four strategic priorities
- 13. the degree to which the actual service matches its intended design is known as _______ quality
- 14. the company that developed lean manufacturing
- 16. the primary product at Zappo's
- 17. the carrot and the stick are _______ methods to influence customer behavior
- 20. behavior observed when customers see a long line and decide not to wait
- 23. it was the worst that could happen in the ED game
- 25. it led to shorter wait times for customers of Bob the Barber
- 28. we deal with customer variability by not allowing for it
- 30. service firms face a tradeoff between service and _______
- 32. jobs at Tessei were said to be dirty, dull, and _______
- 34. the service profit chain tells us that _______ satisfaction leads to customer satisfaction
- 35. lighting, scents, music, signs, symbols, layout combined
- 36. they're what Tessei maintains
- 37. the highest tier level in Harrah's Total Rewards program
- 39. variability occurring because not all customers try hard enough
- 41. standard deviation divided by the mean
Down
- 1. it was Tessei's primary job
- 2. he developed the EMSR model
- 3. the number of seats held back for higher fare customers is known as the _______ level
- 7. he defined quality as fitness for use
- 8. you can reserve a car with them for a few hours or a whole weekend
- 9. selling more seats than we have
- 10. it's like a country club with doctors
- 11. it means services can't be saved for later
- 15. pricing that led to some trouble for Uber
- 18. the people element of the servicescape
- 19. waiting times will feel shorter if customers are _______
- 21. adjective for a process that produces consistent output despite variation in inputs
- 22. a service firm must manage human resources, including both employees and _______
- 24. big users of revenue management techniques
- 26. it's key to Uber's success when entering a new market
- 27. the type of process that allows for, or even embraces, variation
- 29. a customer will be more upset about her wait if it seems _______
- 31. what waiting time do as system utilization gets higher
- 33. satisfaction = perception - _______
- 38. customer that visit Harrah's frequently but don't spend a lot
- 40. it shows the customers we care about them
