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McGraw-Hill/Irwin ©2003. The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved
Service Mapping/Blueprinting
• A tool for simultaneously depicting the service process, the points of customer contact, and the evidence of service from the customer’s point of view.
ServiceMapping
ProcessPoints of ContactEvidence
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Application of Service Blueprints
• New Service Development• concept development• market testing
• Supporting a “Zero Defects” Culture• managing reliability• identifying empowerment issues
• Service Recovery Strategies• identifying service problems• conducting root cause analysis• modifying processes
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Service Blueprint Components
CUSTOMER ACTIONS
line of interaction
“ONSTAGE” CONTACT EMPLOYEE ACTIONSline of visibility
“BACKSTAGE” CONTACT EMPLOYEE ACTIONSline of internal interaction
SUPPORT PROCESSES
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Service Blueprint Components
DriverPicksUp Pkg.
DispatchDriver
AirportReceives& Loads
SortPackages
Load onAirplane
Fly toDestinati
on
Unload&
Sort
LoadOn
Truck
Express Mail Delivery ServiceSU
PPOR
T PR
OCES
SCO
NTAC
T P
ERSO
N(B
ack
Stag
e)(O
n St
age)
CUST
OME
RPH
YSIC
ALEV
IDEN
CE
CustomerCalls
CustomerGives
Package
TruckPackagingFormsHand-held ComputerUniform
ReceivePackage
TruckPackagingFormsHand-held ComputerUniform
DeliverPackage
CustomerServiceOrder
Fly toSort
Center
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Overnight Hotel StaySU
PPO
RT P
ROCE
SSCO
NTA
CT P
ERSO
N(B
ack
Stag
e)(O
n St
age)
CUST
OM
ER
HotelExteriorParking
Cart for Bags
DeskRegistrationPapersLobbyKey
ElevatorsHallwaysRoom
Cart for Bags
RoomAmenitiesBath
Menu DeliveryTrayFoodAppearance
FoodBillDeskLobbyHotelExteriorParking
Arriveat
Hotel
Give Bagsto
BellpersonCheck in Go to
RoomReceive
BagsSleep
Shower
CallRoom
Service
ReceiveFood
EatCheck out
andLeave
Greet andTakeBags
ProcessRegistration
DeliverBags
DeliverFood
ProcessCheck Out
Take Bagsto Room
TakeFoodOrder
RegistrationSystem
PrepareFood
RegistrationSystem
PHYS
ICAL
EVID
ENCE
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Step 1
Identify the process to be blue-printed.
Step 2
Identify the customer or customer segment.
Step 3
Map the process from the customer’s point of view.
Step 4
Map contact employee actions, onstage and back-stage.
Step 5
Link customerand contact person activities to needed support functions.
Step 6
Add evidence of service at each customer action step.
Building a Service Blueprint
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Example of Service Blueprinting
Brushshoes
Applypolish
Failpoint
BuffCollect
payment
Cleanshoes Materials
(e.g., polish, cloth)
Select andpurchasesupplies
Standardexecution time
2 minutes
Total acceptableexecution time
5 minutes
30secs
30secs
45secs
15secs
Wrongcolor wax
Seen bycustomer 45
secs
Line ofvisibility
Not seen bycustomer butnecessary toperformance
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Service Blueprinting Steps
1. Identify processes
2. Isolate fail points
3. Establish a time frame
4. Analyze profitability
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Blueprints Can Be Used By:
• Service Marketers– creating realistic customer
expectations• service system design• promotion
• Operations Management– rendering the service as
promised• managing fail points• training systems• quality control
• Human Resources– empowering the human
element• job descriptions• selection criteria• appraisal systems
• System Technology– providing necessary tools:
• system specifications• personal preference
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