Service Product Planning and Developm Ent: 'Thing'. When

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Servi ce

Product
pl anning
and
Devel opm
ent
WIKII do we mean by a service
Product? In earlier, we noted
that a service is a perormance
rather than a 'thing'. When we
purchase manuactured gods,
we la!e title to physical ob"ects#
$ut service perormances, being
intangible are e%perienced
rather than owned# &hereore,
the decisions related to the
planning and development ol the
service product are critical to
the success o service
mar!eting#
Key steps in sendee planning
'ne cl die challenges in services
mar!eting is to ensure that the
tas! o product management
maintains a strong customer
ocus at all limes# &his can be
achieved through ormulating
and implementing customer
oriented planning# I lowcver, the
!ey steps in service planning
involve#
Operating Asset Statement Physical
Facilities Equipment
Technology Human
Resource Cost Structure
Service Operations Concept
Nature of Processes
People processing
Possession Processing
ental Stimulus
Marketing Assets Statement! Customer Portfolio
ar"et #no$le%ge Pro%uct line
Positioning strategy &ran% Reputation
Cacographic Scope of
Operation Area Serve%
Facilities 'ocation
Telecommunication
'in"ages Sche%uling
Facilities (osign ) layout
'everage through partnership
an% self* service
Step(") &he services planning
process starts at the corporate
level with a cleat statement
ob"ectives

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