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• Both a science and an art– It is much more than just being nice to people. – Businesses fail at it all of the time.– It doesn’t just happen by itself. – It requires a special blend of: • Procedure• Technique• Skill • The human element
• It is: – Part of the core of the business. – Integrated into nearly every decision. – Calculated and planned. – Evident in all of the operations, the people, and the
• Definition – Guest Service: Meeting guests’ expectations– There are a variety of similar definitions. • Anytime patrons, or even prospective patrons,
interact with a facet of the organization; customer service is rendered. • Quality customer service is meeting and exceeding
the individual customer’s expectations. • If service meets or surpasses customer’s
expectations, in any situation, it is said to be quality customer service.
• Staffing: – They are understaffed. – They aren’t paid enough. – They aren’t properly trained. – They are just having a bad day. – No person or system is present to monitor.– They are in training. – They are overworked and tired. – It isn’t their responsibility.– The boss isn’t present or doesn’t care.
• Capacity/Customers: – There are too many customers. – They didn’t expect this many customers. – The customer is rude. – The customers are too demanding. – The customers don’t know what they want. – The customers don’t pay attention. – The customer doesn’t seem to mind. No one has complained
to corporate.– The party next to us or in the other room is too loud.
– I don’t think it’s worth it. – I tried before and no one listened. – I am in a hurry. – I don’t want to make a scene. – I feel bad for the staff. – It isn’t the staff’s fault. – I don’t want to get anyone in
trouble.
– There seems to be no solution in sight.
– I’m afraid that they’ll mess with the food.
– I don’t think that it will make a difference.
– I don’t think anyone cares. – I just hate this place and I want to
leave.• You may not always know the reason why a customer doesn’t
complain.• While they won’t tell you, they will be sure to tell many of their
• Everyone (essentially) offers a generic product:– Food– Bed– Same setting
• Ritz Carlton– “We are Ladies and Gentleman serving Ladies and
Gentleman.” – “Fulfill even the unexpressed wishes of our guests.”
• Three Steps of Service: – A warm and sincere greeting. Use the guest’s name.– Anticipation and fulfillment of the guest’s needs. – Fond farewell. Give a warm good-bye and use the guest’s
• Age of Service: – The current age in the United States. As the United States lost its
manufacturing jobs, they were replaced with service-related jobs. • Age of manufacturing:
– Originally, the United States was largely an agricultural nation. It evolved into a thriving manufacturing nation but then quickly lost.
• Age of communication: – While service continues to dominate the economy and employment of
the United States, the advances and proliferation of technology spurred a new phenomenon of communication. Never before could so much information be so readily available so cheaply and easily. Suppliers, businesses, and customers can now all communicate in real-time and have the ability to access each other’s records.
• Age of technology: – Coupled with service, the United States also saw a boom in
analog, then digital technology in the 1980s and 1990s. This heavily influenced the way that businesses operate. Business functions were expedited by computerization.
• As the United States lost many of its manufacturing jobs to other countries, it began replacing them with service-related jobs.
• Until recently: – A majority of people lived in relatively small neighborhoods
where everyone knew each other. – Workers had a craft or trade. – As more people began working for an hourly wage for big-
businesses, craftsman began to lose their sense of neighborhood and craft.
• This forever changed the idea and tradition of service.– Management also changed to reflect the progression. – Rewards, motivations, standard operating procedures, and
punishments reduced craftsman to a subhuman standards.– Since the end of World War II, Americans developed a “need for
speed.” Customers grew to be impulsive, and expectations increased.
• Advantages: – Decreased labor – Increased speed of
service – Increased processing – Shorter lines – Increased access
• Disadvantages: – Loss of human interaction – Subject to input error – Difficulty fixing errors – Unfamiliar with technology – Unfamiliar with process – Uncertainty of transaction – Quality customer service
remains the cornerstone of the hospitality industry.
• Joseph Juran: – Credited as being the “Father of Quality Service.”– Friend and colleague of W. Edwards Deming– Dr. Juran also helped to introduce quality to the
Japanese. – He was a lecturer and business consultant in more than
• A belief that is commonly accepted as being the proper way or method that something is to be done. – This promoted “thinking outside the box,” in which a
paradigm was considered to be “the box.” • The idea of a paradigm shift became very popular with
• What is the definition of quality guest service? • Why do some customers choose not to complain? • What “Age of Change” are we currently in? • List five examples of self-service that you have used in the
past week. • How did Deming help the Japanese? • Why do we tend to forget certain events while remembering
others? • When did the need for speed become popular in the United
States? • Why does bad service still exist? • Who is the Father of Quality Service? • Who is the Father of Modern Management?