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Nature of Transactions in A Service Business
Nature of Transactions in A Service Business
Nature of Transactions in A Service Business
Service
is any intangible product, which is essentially a
transaction and is transferred from the buyer to the ➢ Inseparability
seller in exchange for some consideration (or no One unique characteristic of services
consideration). is that the service and the service
provider cannot be separated. Unlike
Service business with goods/products the
is a service provider to customers that exchanges manufacturing and the consumption
work performed for payment. of services cannot be separated by
storage.
❖ Business Services (Business-to-Business
Services) ➢ Perishability
Services used by businesses to conduct Services cannot be stored, saved,
their business activities. This COD returned or resold once they have
banking, insurance, transportation, etc. been used. Once rendered to a
customer the service is completely
❖ Personal Services (Business-to-Consumer consumed and cannot be delivered to
Services) another customer.