• DocumentCode
    3027040
  • Title

    Improving service quality and profitability

  • Author

    Petersen, Philip C.

  • Author_Institution
    Motorola Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    16-19 Apr 1990
  • Firstpage
    10
  • Abstract
    It is pointed out that expectations of what constitutes good quality continue to increase. As companies around the world increase their quality, the need for total customer satisfaction becomes more evident. It is noted that benefits can be derived by looking at how quality leaders have approached their service activities. Innovative companies like IBM, Federal Express, Xerox, and Ford have made spectacular improvements in their quality and efficiency. Thus, with a fresh innovative approach, real productivity and quality breakthroughs are achievable
  • Keywords
    Ford; economics; quality control; Federal Express; Ford; IBM; Xerox; customer satisfaction; productivity; profitability; service activities; service quality; Airports; Costs; Customer satisfaction; Delay; Manufacturing; Pediatrics; Postal services; Productivity; Profitability; Surgery;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications, 1990. ICC '90, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions. SUPERCOMM/ICC '90. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICC.1990.117019
  • Filename
    117019