ObjectivesServiceDefinitions&ClassificationsHowServicesDifferGoodsImprovingServiceDifferentiation,Quality,&ProductivityImprovingCustomerSupportServicesCategoriesofServiceMixPureServiceTangibleGoodw/ServicesMajorServicew/GoodsHybridPureTangibleGoodServicesInseparabilityServicescannotbeseparatedfromtheirprovidersPerishabilityServicescannotbestoredforlatersaleoruseIntangibilityServicescannotbeseen,tasted,felt,heard,orsmelledbeforepurchaseVariabilityQualityofservicesdependsonwhoprovidesthemandwhen,where,andhowServicesInseparabilityIncreaseproductivityofprovidersPerishabilityMatchsupplyanddemandIntangibilityUsecuestomakeittangibleVariabilityStandardizeserviceproduction&deliveryServiceDifferentiationOfferDeliveryImageDeterminantsofServiceQualityReliabilityResponsivenessAssuranceEmpathyTangiblesServiceExcellenceStrategicConceptTop-ManagementCommitmentHighStandardsMonitoringSystemsSatisfyingCustomerComplaintsSatisfyingBothEmployees&CustomersManagingProductivityComplaintResolutionHiringCriteria&TrainingforEmployeesDevelopGuidelinesforFairnessRemoveComplaintBarriersAnalyzeTypes&SourcesofComplaints