Effective Customer Service : Ten Steps for Technical Professions (NetEffect). Este artículo no está disponible.Effective Customer Service : Ten Steps for Technical Professions (NetEffect)

This unique text treats the subject of customer service from the perspective of engineering, manufacturing, and constructions firms. It provides readers with a ten-step model for quality customer service, and an understanding of how customers define value. The book¿s “customer-is-king<<170> philosophy underscores all of its content, and is highlighted by the characteristics that define a customer-driven company and global market. KEY TOPICS: The ten-step model explains in detail how to understand customer service and its importance; set the tone and company-wide expectations; identify what your customers want; benchmark the company¿s processes; compare actual performance against benchmarks, identify root causes; provide customer service training for all employees; turn difficult and dissatisfied customers into loyal life long customers; communicate effectively and often with customers; establish internal customer satisfaction; and establish a customer-oriented culture. MARKET: For customer-driven businesses―especially engineering, manufacturing, and construction companies.

David L. Goetsch is Provost of the Joint Campus of the University of West Florida and Okaloosa-Walton Community College and Professor of Quality, Management, and Safety. Dr. Goetsch is also President and CEO of the Institute for Continual Improvement, a private consulting firm dedicated to the continual improvement of employees, organizations, and communities. Dr. Goetsch welcomes feedback from his readers and may be contacted at the following email address: ddsg200l@cox.net. Stanley Davis is Professor of Quality Management at Okaloosa-Walton Community College and CEO of Stan Davis Consulting.