TY - BOOK AU - Blumberg,Donald F. TI - Managing service as a strategic profit center SN - 0070061890 : SN - 978007006 AV - HF5415.5 .B57 PY - 1991/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Customer services KW - Management KW - Strategic planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references; A strategic view of life 1 Identifying present and emerging market opportunities for service and support 33 Running service as a strategic line of business 57 Providing customers with what they want 77 Developing and planning the service organization Marketing Service 120 Pricing service 130 Managing and controlling service 143 Using systems and technology to improve service operations and productivity 169 Summary: Emerging role of strategic service 193 Appendix A 204 Appendix B 211 Bibliography 226 Index 227 ER -