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Total Quality Management - CII Institute of Logistics

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<strong>Total</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />

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Does someone in my bank recognize me as a regular customer?<br />

Does my broker try to determine what my specific financial objectives are?<br />

Is the credit limit set by my credit card company consistent with what I can afford<br />

(i.e., neither too high nor too low)?<br />

Is the repair firm willing to be flexible enough to accommodate my schedule?<br />

The ultimate five dimensions <strong>of</strong> service quality are Reliability, Responsiveness,<br />

Assurance, Empathy, and Tangibles in the order <strong>of</strong> importance. The contribution made<br />

by these five dimensions is succinctly given in the following visual (Fig 2).<br />

Fig 2:<br />

Contribution By ServQual Dimensions<br />

11%<br />

16%<br />

19%<br />

22%<br />

32%<br />

Reliabilty<br />

Responsiveness<br />

Assurance<br />

Empathy<br />

Tangibles<br />

Please note that Reliability, Responsiveness, and Tangibles are independent<br />

dimensions. Assurance is obtained by collapsing Competence, Courtesy, Credibility,<br />

and Security <strong>of</strong> the original Servqual dimensions. Likewise, Empathy is an<br />

amalgamation <strong>of</strong> Access, Communication, and Understanding the Customer <strong>of</strong> the<br />

original Servqual dimensions.<br />

(Source: Delivering <strong>Quality</strong> Service by Dr. Parasuraman)<br />

<strong>CII</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Logistics</strong> 27<br />

Website: www.ciilogistics.com

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