Service and ergonomics of a hotel or how to survive in a competitive market

10.12737/8250 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
Светлана Казакова ◽  
Svetlana Kazakova

This article describes service and ergonomics as a competitive advantages of the hotel. Currently, price competition goes by the wayside, while hotel guests pay more attention to the quality of service and design of the hotel. The materials of the article describe the conditions for the creation of high-quality service at the hotel: the participation of management, adequate funding, improving the quality of customer service, staff training, participation of all employees in the program of improving service, and also the article lists the qualities which, in the opinion of customers, should have the hotel staff. Physical characteristics (design) of the hotel also play an important role in getting the customer experience of staying at the hotel. Tourism is developing rapidly, people are traveling more and more, and requirements for their service become stricter. And now the hotel owners are starting to come up with "flavors", using different design tools that can make them stand out among other hotels to meet the needs and interests of clients, which is fundamental to the definition of "service". The complexity of the interior design of hotels is that there is the need to create a beautiful and comfortable design for guests, but at the same time it should be functionally efficiency. To solve such problems the science of ergonomics is suggested, which deals with fundamental aspects required in planning the design of a space, and therefore, is an integral part of quality service. The article describes the ergonomic requirements for the design environment of the hotel through anthropometric and color aspects, and also the author gives the definitions of "ergonomics", "service", "design", "anthropometry".

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
James K. Sirite ◽  
Henry Ongori ◽  
Darius Bosire

The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges faced in quality service delivery to Turkana Central Sub-county citizens of Turkana County. The study used cross-sectional survey design. The sample size selected for the study was 261.  Data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and presented in tables and figures for ease interpretation. The major findings of the study show that devolved governance faces some challenges. For instance the devolved governance is faced with corruption, lack of transparency and accountability and inadequate funds. This adversely   affects quality service delivery to its citizens. The findings of the study would inspire policy makers at the county and national government level to come up with appropriate strategies to mitigate the challenges identified in order to improve the quality of services offered by the county governments.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-140
Author(s):  
Július Rozenfeld

Abstract The objective of this paper is to formulate an acceptable definition of teacher quality based on effective use of time during the teaching process. Assessing teacher quality is hampered by the complexity of intersecting criteria in teaching profession. Quality is often defined broadly and in general concepts isolated from the actual classroom processes. Society, politicians, parents, educators proclaim that the quality of teachers matters, but it is difficult to come to a consensus, which markers of teacher quality can be measured reliably and which of these elements do have crucial impact on teaching. The major goal of this paper is to clarify what efficiency means in the teaching-learning process if time is taken as the main criterion; how knowledge can be defined and how teacher efficiency can be used as an objective marker of quality in teaching profession.


2019 ◽  
pp. 190-196

Estilos de vida de los clientes y calidad de servicio de la asociación de comerciantes agro artesanal San Borja Dora Alejandrina Polo Cerna Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal DOI: https://doi.org/10.33017/RevECIPeru2011.0044/ RESUMEN La presente investigación titulada: Estilos de vida de los clientes y calidad de servicio de la asociación de comerciantes agro artesanal de San Borja (ACMSB), tuvo como objetivo general determinar la relación que existe entre los estilos de vida de los clientes y la calidad de servicio de los empresarios de la ACMSB; los objetivos específicos fueron: Identificar los estilos de vida de los clientes; conocer la percepción de los clientes respecto a la calidad de servicio de los empresarios de la ACMSB. El método general utilizado fue el método científico, los instrumentos fueron dos cuestionarios Servqual y estilos de vida. La muestra compuesta de 171 clientes, varones y mujeres mayores de 18 años, cuyo consumo supero los S/.10.00 y que el día de la encuesta se encontraban comprando bienes y servicios en las instalaciones de la ACMSB, se incluyeron a las empleadas del hogar y se excluyeron a clientes mayores de 80 años. La hipótesis fue: Existe relación entre estilos de vida y la calidad de servicio de los clientes de la ACMSB. Para el análisis de datos se hizo uso de la estadística descriptiva y para la prueba de hipótesis el análisis inferencial. La prueba de Pearson arroja 0.746 que significa que existe una relación de 74% entre calidad de servicio y estilos de vida de los clientes de la asociación de comerciantes agro artesanal del San Borja. El estilo de vida de los clientes de la ACMSB es el moderno; este resultado coincide con los hallazgos de Arellano [1] quien reporto que el estilo de vida moderno es el preponderante en nuestro país. El hallazgo encontrado por De Soto [2] que los recién llegados del campo a la ciudad, encontraron un muro impenetrable de reglas, que los marginaban de las actividades sociales y económicas legalmente establecidas, en los que era sumamente difícil entrar a negocios formales, se ha logrado superar; puesto que estas micro y pequeñas empresas son viables, legales y están siendo muy bien vistos por los clientes. Mayor argumento constituye el reporte estadístico del INEI [3], que informa que la actividad comercial tuvo un crecimiento del 10,96 % , esto es una tendencia positiva en la mayoría de sus rubros componentes, destacándose entre otros, la venta minorista de alimentos, a través de las cadenas de supermercados e hipermercados y grandes almacenes. Se concluye que las empresas del sector retail en especial de la ACMSB, están reinventando estrategias en torno a la satisfacción del cliente y son conscientes de la invasión de las grandes cadenas de supermercados e hipermercados y grandes almacenes. Esta investigación servirá como base para futuras estrategias a adoptar por los empresarios de la ACMSB, a fin de mantener a los clientes satisfechos, con alta calidad de servicio. Descriptores: estilos de vida, clientes, calidad de servicio, asociación de comerciantes agro artesanal San Borja. ABSTRACT This research entitled: Lifestyle and quality customer service the business assocation artisanal agro San Borja (ACMSB), generally aimed at determining the relationship between the lifestyles of our customers and quality service employers in the ACMSB, the specific objectives were: To identify the lifestyles of our customers, know the customer perception about the quality of service for entrepreneurs ACMSB. The general method used was the scientific method, the instruments were two questionnaires Servqual and lifestyles. The sample consists of 171 clients, men and women over 18, whose consumption exceeded the S/.10.00 and the day of the survey were buying goods and services ACMSB facilities are included domestic workers and excluded clients over 80 years. The hypothesis was: There is a relationship between lifestyle and quality of service for customers ACMSB. For data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing for inferential analysis. Pearson test sheds 0,746 which mean there is a ratio of 74% between service quality and lifestyles of customers in the traditional agro business association of San Borja. The lifestyle of the customers is the modern ACMSB, this result agrees with the findings of Arellano [1] who reported that the modern lifestyle is preponderant in our country. The finding found by De Soto [2] that the newcomers from the countryside to the city, found an impenetrable wall of rules, that marginalized social and economic activities legally established, in which it was extremely difficult to get into formal business was has been overcome, since these micro and small businesses are viable, legal, and are still very well regarded by customers. Major argument is the statistical report INEI [3], which reports that business grew by 10.96%, this is a positive trend in most of its component items, highlighting among others, retail food through supermarkets and hypermarkets and department stores. It concludes that companies in the retail sector especially the ACMSB are reinventing strategies around customer satisfaction and are aware of the encroachment of large chains of supermarkets and hypermarkets and department stores. This research will serve as a basis for future strategies to be adopted by employers in the ACMSB, in order to keep customers satisfied with high quality service. Keywords: lifestyle, customers, service quality, artisanal agro business association San Borja.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Baba ◽  
Sichao Song ◽  
Junya Nakanishi ◽  
Yuichiro Yoshikawa ◽  
Hiroshi Ishiguro

In recent years, the demand for remote services has increased with concerns regarding the spread of infectious diseases and employees’ quality of life. Many attempts have been made to enable store staff to provide various services remotely via avatars displayed to on-site customers. However, the workload required on the part of service staff by the emerging new work style of operating avatar robots remains a concern. No study has compared the performance and perceived workload of the same staff working locally versus remotely via an avatar. In this study, we conducted an experiment to identify differences between the performance of in-person services and remote work through an avatar robot in an actual public space. The results showed that there were significant differences in the partial performance between working via an avatar and working locally, and we could not find significant difference in the overall performance. On the other hand, the perceived workload was significantly lower when the avatar robot was used. We also found that customers reacted differently to the robots and to the in-person participants. In addition, the workload perceived by operators in the robotic task was correlated with their personality and experience. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first investigation of both performance and workload in remote customer service through robotic avatars, and it has important implications for the implementation of avatar robots in service settings.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
I Wayan Kiki Sanjaya ◽  
A.A. Ayu Suwi Arianty ◽  
I Gusti Ayu Eka Suwintari ◽  
I Gusti Ayu Melistyari Dewi

The present study discusses a SWOT analysis of online reservation applied in HSovereign Hotel, Tuban, Bali. The hotel expects to obtain the easier and faster services in room reservation in hotel sectors by using internet media through online process (e-commerce). However, there are several challenges occur in practice as seen in HSovereign Hotel. As a result, the quality of thereservationservices is considered bad, not professional, and ultimately gives impact upon consumers’ satisfaction. Therefore, the problem that will be observed in the present study is how the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and threats of e-commerce usage in HSovereign Hotel can be identified. A descriptive-qualitative research is the type of the present study. The data of the present studywere obtained from observation, interview, and documentation in order to find out the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and threats of online reservation in H Sovereign Hotel. Furthermore, the theories used in the present study are: hotel, reservation, room online reservation, definition of e-commerce, and room occupancy rate. The data were presented in both analytical descriptive and narrative, and also supported by presenting tables, maps, and figures.  Based on the result of analysis, the advantages of e-commerce usage in online reservation services which attracted more residents to come is the effectiveness of online reservation system in H Sovereign Hotel. On contrary, the disadvantages of online reservation relies on its dependency oninternet connection and server system in H Sovereign Hotel. The opportunity can be identified from using online reservation is it could be a media promotion which enables consumers to reserve in the last minute, and the threats found are cancellations ensue and fake bookings that extremely threaten information system of room reservation in H Sovereign Hotel.


Author(s):  
O. V. Shpyrnya ◽  
E. A. Eremina ◽  
M. V. Koreneva

The article describes the main features of promoting the services of entertainment industry enterprises. The definition of entertainment services is given, a list of enterprises providing such services is indicated. The relationship between entertainment services and the development of the tourism and hospitality industry is revealed. Various options for promoting the services of entertainment industry enterprises are presented. Attention is paid to the importance of the process of branding the business of entertainment industry enterprises and maintaining a high level of quality of customer service. Particular attention was paid to additional elements of the marketing mix in promoting the services of entertainment industry enterprises. The basic methods of promoting services are examined, with particular emphasis on social networks VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Instagram, Facebook. The prospects of organizing focus groups in social networks while promoting certain services in the entertainment industry are noted. It is concluded that technologies for promoting services in the entertainment industry contribute to expanding the number of potential customers, forming a group of regular customers, increasing interest from consumers, partners, and more.There is no conflict of interests.


Author(s):  
Людмила Федоськина ◽  
Lyudmila Fedoskina

The personnel of the entities of corporate dealer network of automobile company have direct interaction with final consumers of products of the company, quality of the provided service and sales services and quality of process of customer service depends on the level of his competence. The new version of the standard GOST R ISO 9001-2015 contains a number of requirements for continuous competence development of personnel. Satisfaction of this requirement is possible on the basis of competence approach, within which came the development of a competency concept that reflects the most progressive scientific views on the development of staff competencies. Analysis of scientific literature allowed to reveal the feasibility of using the definition of the competence of employees of the dealer centers of the automotive company techniques based on the qualimetric assessment of personnel. Its application in combination with ranging of workers on the reached competence-based levels in relation to various categories of personnel will allow to increase justification of functional distribution of job responsibilities. It is revealed that forming and development of system of corporate training acts as the main form of personnel development of the modern entity of automotive industry. On the example of the Russian automobile companies it is shown that all of them have the operating training systems of personnel of service and sales network in the form of the organization of multi-profile training centers. However, only in recent years, these centres began to turn attention to the development of competences not only technical, but also the service personnel of the dealer centers. It is offered to expand an arsenal of the applied methods of personnel development of the entities of service and sales network of automobile company by means of more active application of the approaches used in foreign practice – Secondment and Shadowing. In article the short characteristic of these technologies is provided and the directions of their applied application in case of development of specific competences of personnel of the automobile dealer centers are proved.


Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Ambardi Juniawan

The syariah banking follows the Islamic law making its cultural background very different to the conventional banking. There is tight competition between the two banking systems in providing customer’s expectation with the best quality of customer service. To allow the syariah banking to win the competition against conventional banking, it is important to have the finest product strategy and quality service scheme in place. This research is using Multiple Regression analysis, resulting in four dimensions of quality service. They are assurance, reliability, tangible and empathy. These dimensions can influence positive customer’s satisfaction. Other dimension such as compliance cannot have positive influence on customer’s satisfaction. Statistically that not all variable of quality services demonstrate significant result. Dimension variable that demonstrates significant result is assurance, reliability, tangible and empathy, while compliance and responsiveness does not have significant result and only reach the confidence rate of 95 %.


2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 882-894
Author(s):  
Carl E. Enomoto ◽  
Karl R. Geisler ◽  
Sajid A. Noor

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the extent to which major US airlines respond to one another in quality of service improvements. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing monthly data, the authors estimate a five-equation vector autoregressive model to determine which airline leads or follows others in quality of service improvements. Findings This study found that the five major airlines make interrelated decisions when responding to customer complaints concerning flight problems, over-sales, reservations, ticketing, boarding, and customer service. Every airline either responds to or influences the changes in customer complaints faced by at least one other airline, while some airlines do both. However, only one such relationship was found when examining if airlines change the percent of flight delays they have control over in response to changes in flight delays faced by another airline. Practical implications The number of passenger complaints against an airline can be influenced by the airline, as can the number of carrier-caused flight delays. The industry leaders in responsiveness to consumer complaints are US Airways and United. However, airlines do not, as a group, respond to the carrier-caused delays of their competitors. The prescription to improve airline service vis-à-vis flight delays is simple: tell passengers why flights are delayed. To protect or gain market share, airlines would compete for customers by minimizing flight delays in a similar manor to how they respond to customer complaints. Originality/value No other paper that the authors are aware of has addressed the issue of identifying leaders and followers in the US airline industry regarding changes in service quality as reflected by changes in passenger complaints and flight delays.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. s138-s149
Author(s):  
Anatolii Тryhuba ◽  
Volodymyr Ivanyshyn ◽  
Vitalii Chaban ◽  
Iryna Mushenyk ◽  
Olena Zharikova

The analysis of the state of science and practice of making managerial decisions in agricultural production projects is performed. The expediency of substantiation of the influence of the agrometeorological component of the project environment on the duration of works in the projects of chemical protection of agricultural crops is substantiated. The approach to the definition of fund of works time performance in projects of chemical protection of crops taking into account changing events of an agrometeorological component of the project environment is offered. It is based on the use of statistical data of agrometeorological stations in the regions where these projects are implemented. The peculiarity of this approach is that it provides for the formation of databases and knowledge for planning work in projects of chemical protection of agricultural crops based on the characteristics of a given project environment. To do this, computer simulation is used, which provides a systematic consideration of many variable agrometeorological components of the design environment and their impact on the limitation of the time allocated for work. This improves the quality of the database for forecasting the events of the components of the project environment, as well as gaining knowledge that underlies the acceleration of management decisions in projects of chemical protection of crops. It is established that the duration of agrometeorological determined daily fund of time for work in projects of chemical protection of agricultural crops is variable both during the life cycle of the project and in certain periods of its implementation, which is reflected by the relevant distribution laws. Further research on the planning of chemical protection projects for agricultural crops should be conducted to justify new methods and models of management decisions that will take into account the impact of changing events of the agrometeorological component of the project environment on the time and content of work in these projects.


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