Download or read book Service Operations Management written by Robert Johnston and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2008 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Service Operations Management is an invaluable guide to students and managers confronting operational issues in service management, whether from a general management perspective or focused in specific sectors, such as tourism and leisure or business services. This book is ideal for undergraduates, postgraduates or executives wishing to gain a deeper understanding of managing service operations and improving service delivery."Johnston and Clark is an outstanding text and should remain at the forefront of service management texts for the foreseeable future. It has attracted excellent student feedback." Geoffrey Plumb, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire University"Finally, a book that encompasses and illustrates all the phases of service processes, giving the right emphasis to each rather than focusing exclusively on the marketing aspects of the service context."Andrea Vinelli, Professor of Operations Management, University of Padova, Italy