Services Design

Upon completion of this course students will be able to
• Explain the importance of services design as a distinctive and vital part of success in the current global economy for business.
• Describe the gaps model of services quality and the relationship between customer expectations and customer perceptions of service.
• Develop services design frameworks for understanding customer requirements, building customer relationships, and solving service quality problems.
• Construct and align services design frameworks with customer defined standards.
• Explain the role of management, employees and customers in delivering and performing the service process.
• Identify strategies for alignment of demand and capacity in services business.
• Describe strategies to manage services design promises and the role that pricing plays in services design.

This course introduces the distinctive design of service industries, service as a product, customer service and derived service and their importance in the economy for both profit and non-profit organizations. Included is the introduction of the gaps model of service quality and a detailed explanation of causes of the gaps and introduces strategies to create a sustainable competitive advantage by managing the gaps. Throughout the course, the importance of technology in the delivery and marketing of services is emphasized.