TY - ADVS ED - Video Education Australasia TI - Operations management: a case study of a hotel U1 - 647.94068 PY - 2009/// CY - Bendigo, Vic. PB - VEA KW - Hotel management KW - Case studies KW - Service industries KW - Marketing KW - Management N2 - "Service providers are essential in our economy. Where would we be without hospitals, cleaning companies, accounting firms and hairdressers? But it can be difficult to apply concepts of operations management to these businesses. Focusing on the operational processes, this program takes you behind the scenes, learning about the four strategic areas of operations; facilities, materials, quality and technology, applying them to a service provider and showing how various strategies can be used to improve business performance. A great insight into the unique aspects of services marketing"--Container ER -