TY - BOOK AU - Johnston,Robert AU - Clark,Graham AU - Shulver,Michael TI - Service operations management: improving service delivery SN - 9780273740490 (ebook) AV - HD9980.5 .J647 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Harlow PB - Pearson KW - Customer services KW - Management KW - Service industries KW - Business and Management KW - ukslc KW - Management & management techniques KW - thema KW - Hospitality & service industries KW - lcsh N1 - Previous ed.: published as by Robert Johnston and Graham Clark. 2008; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9780273740483; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web N2 - The central focus of this book is how organizations deliver service and the operational decisions that managers face in managing resources and delivering service to their customers; This international market-leading book, aimed at both students and practising managers, provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to service operations management. Building on the basic principles of operations management, the authors examine the operations decisions that managers face in controlling their resources and delivering services to their customers UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=WestLondon&isbn=9780273740490 ER -