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Customer-defined standards should be established based on customer complaints and other forms of reactive feedback.

A) True
B) False

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The final step in the process for developing customer-defined standards is to:


A) Provide feedback about performance to employees
B) Periodically update target levels and measures
C) Track measures against standards
D) Provide feedback about performance to customers
E) Establish measures and target levels

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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A land surveyor will come out to your home,survey your property and draw you a plat showing you the shape of your land and how it looks in relation to land around it.The work is routine unless the deed for the property is over one hundred years old.One of the ways a surveyor determines what land belongs to you is by using old deeds.This becomes a complicated practice when the deed says "west from live oak tree" and "northeast 30 feet from Gray family cemetery." Often these landmarks,which were there 100 years ago,are long gone and no one remembers where exactly they were.Surveyors may differ by a couple of feet in their determination of where these landmarks used to be.This is an example of the difficulty involved in:


A) Relying on the tangibles dimension of services
B) Integrating service functions
C) Standardizing services
D) Changing customers' perceptions
E) Modifying customers' expectations

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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American Airlines conducts ongoing in-flight surveys to assess passengers' perceptions of the ticket buying process,gate agents,flight attendants,food and beverage service,condition/comfort of airplanes and adherence to departure/arrival schedules.American Airlines' research provides feedback on _____ measurements.


A) Hard
B) Basic
C) Formal
D) Soft
E) Informal

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The two research methods used to document customers' opinions about whether service performance met the standards established are benchmarking and critical incident surveys.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following research methods provides feedback on soft measures?


A) Complaint solicitation
B) Lost customer research
C) Trailer calls
D) Customer panels
E) Critical incident studies

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following measurement research methods can document customers' opinions about whether performance met the standards established?


A) Structured brainstorming
B) Relationship surveys
C) Customer panels
D) In-depth interviews
E) Critical incident studies

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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"Answering questions promptly" would be an example of a hard customer-defined standard.

A) True
B) False

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New management of the Falcons football team surveyed former season ticket holder to determine why they were no longer attending the games.As a result,it set "Clean and well-stocked restrooms" as one of its _____ customer-defined standards.


A) Responsive
B) Hard
C) Informal
D) Measurable
E) Soft

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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The first step in delivering high service quality is:


A) Hiring the right people
B) Understanding customer requirements
C) Innovation
D) A service blueprint
E) Employee training

F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

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When a customer enters John Robert's Spa,which has a reputation for extraordinary service,some of the _________ expected of employees are,"greet the client enthusiastically within 8 to 10 seconds," "confirm the client's appointment," and "offer to provide a refreshment."


A) Attitudes
B) Specific behaviors and actions
C) Value dimensions
D) Abstract requirements
E) General requirements

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car closely ties customer service to employee success.With a tracking system called the Enterprise Service Quality Index (ESQi) ,the company routinely follows up with customers by phone to determine their level of satisfaction with their most recent Enterprise service encounter.Only completely satisfied customers count toward an employee ESQi score,which is used to measure employee's potential for promotion.Enterprise is using_________ to determine whether performance meets standards.


A) Complaint solicitation
B) Lost customer research
C) Trailer calls
D) Customer panels
E) Critical incident studies

F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following is NOT a technology substitution for personal contact and human effort?


A) On-line services
B) Professional maid service
C) Voice mail
D) Automatic teller machines
E) Automatic car wash

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a hard measurement?


A) Number of times a service guarantee is invoked
B) Length of time spent on service calls
C) Satisfaction with reservation process
D) Length of time it takes to resolve complaints
E) Percentage of packages delivered after the promised date

F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

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"Having more room in your airplane seat" would be an example of a soft customer-defined standard.

A) True
B) False

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Virtually all companies possess standards and measures that are company defined.

A) True
B) False

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Standardization of services in the form of ______________ is exemplified by maid services by Molly Maids as well as routinized tax services developed by H&R Block.


A) Substitution of technology for personal contact and human effort
B) Improvement in work methods and training
C) Organizational flattening
D) Employee encroachment
E) Autonomous management

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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American Express's "Service Tracking Report" systematically measures both customer satisfaction and employee performance worldwide.Compiled on a monthly basis,the document uses statistics to measure the performance of business units throughout the world against more than 100 service quality factors related to their customers' three major service dimensions-responsiveness,timeliness and accuracy.American Express's "Service Tracking Report" is a(n) :


A) Service performance index
B) Quality improvement measure
C) Total quality management assessment
D) Customer service indicator
E) Internal-external service control benchmark

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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When a local Taco Bell extended its operating hours on Friday and Saturday nights to 24-hour service to satisfy its college market,it was instituting a(n) :


A) Compliant standard
B) Concrete substitution
C) Internal anchor
D) One-time fix
E) Quick solution

F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

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When translating abstract customer requirements into concrete behaviors and actions,the pertinent information should be gathered and interpreted by _________ to avoid the creation of company-defined standards rather than customer-defined standards.


A) Company managers
B) An objective source such as an outside research firm
C) Contact employees only
D) Company managers and contact employees
E) The company's board of directors

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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