Provider gap 1

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Conceptual Framework of the Book: The Gaps Model of Service Quality

The Customer Gap

The Provider Gaps:

Gap 1 – The Listening Gap

not knowing what customers expect

Gap 2 – The Service Design and Standards Gap

not having the right service designs and standards

Gap 3 – The Service Performance Gap

not delivering to service standards

Gap 4 – The Communication Gap

not matching performance to promises

Putting It All Together: Closing the Gaps

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Objectives for Chapter 2: The Gaps Model of Service Quality

Introduce the framework, called the gaps model of service quality, used to organize this textbook.

Demonstrate that the gaps model is a useful framework for understanding service quality in an organization.

Demonstrate that the most critical service quality gap to close is the customer gap, the difference between customer expectations and perceptions.

Show that four gaps that occur in companies, which we call provider gaps, are responsible for the customer gap.

Identify the factors responsible for each of the four provider gaps.

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The Customer Gap

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Customer Expectations

Customer

Perceptions

Key Factors Leading to the Customer Gap

Customer

Gap

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Customer Gap:

difference between customer expectations and perceptions

Provider Gap 1 (Listening Gap):

not knowing what customers expect

Provider Gap 2 (Service Design & Standards Gap):

not having the right service designs and standards

Provider Gap 3 (Service Performance Gap):

not delivering to service standards

Provider Gap 4 (Communication Gap):

not matching performance to promises

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Company perceptions of customer expectations

Customer expectations

CUSTOMER

COMPANY

Gap 1:

The Listening Gap

Provider Gap 1

Perceived Service

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Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap 1

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CUSTOMER

COMPANY

Gap 2: The Service Design and Standards Gap

Customer-driven

service designs and standards

Company perceptions of customer expectations

Provider Gap 2

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Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap 2

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CUSTOMER

COMPANY

Service delivery

Gap 3: The Service Performance Gap

Customer-driven

service designs and standards

Provider Gap 3

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Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap 3

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COMPANY

External communications to customers

Gap 4: The Communication Gap

Provider Gap 4

Service delivery

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Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap 4

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Ways to Use Gap Analysis

Overall Strategic Assessment:

How are we doing overall in meeting or exceeding customer expectations?

How are we doing overall in closing the four company gaps?

Which gaps represent our strengths and where are our weaknesses?

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Ways to Use Gap Analysis

Specific Service Implementation

Who is the customer? What is the service?

Are we consistently meeting/exceeding customer expectations with this service?

If not, where are the gaps and what changes are needed? (Examine gaps 1-4 for this particular service.)

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 Provider Gap 1: Not knowing what customers expect

 Provider Gap 2: Not having the right service designs and standards

 Provider Gap 3: Not delivering to service standards

 Provider Gap 4: Not matching performance to promises

· Provider Gap 1: Not knowing what customers expect

· Provider Gap 2: Not having the right service designs and standards

· Provider Gap 3: Not delivering to service standards

· Provider Gap 4: Not matching performance to promises