This paper introduces a methodology whose aim is to evaluate how the quality of a freight distribution service with time windows, which operates on a given road network to satisfy a number of requests, affects the total cost of the distribution service . The result of a service quality setting,...

The increasing importance of relational marketing in the service sector as underlined by several authors and particularly by Berry (1983) culminates in a new marketing orientation toward internal marketing, even suggesting a significant impact of the latter on service quality perception. Several...

In order to improve the quality of service co-production, both academics and managers have pointed out the pivotal role of front-line employees (FLEs) in improving the service experience. Few studies, however, have simultaneously examined the quality perceptions of each group. Do FLEs perceive...

The combined pressures of desintermediation, deregulation, and industrial restructuring have helped to redefine the nature and importance of bank-client relationships (Schell, 1996). Directors or treasurers of companies often recognize that their relationship is with the bank account manager,...

The quality process is a fashionable concept in public transport. Operators try to improve service quality and customer satisfaction, while public authorities impose the implementation of new quality processes in franchise contracts. EFQM differs from other quality models because of its global...

Après des débuts hésitants, le B to C connaît désormais un réel essor qui s'accompagne cependant de ruptures, notamment sur le plan logistique. L'offre de services se développe, en particulier celle des prestataires spécialisés en livraisons urbaines. L'objectif de notre communication...

In this paper, a modelling framework to complete the recent scientific works on urban goods modelling is proposed. More precisely, we introduce a substitution procedure that estimates the number of trips and the corresponding travelled distances for shopping drive, home delivery and reception...

The purpose of this paper is to offer customer relationship insights in what is a fast developing new e-commerce development strategy. We examine the potential synergies between digital social networks (DSN) and e-commerce websites, thus bringing e-commerce and DSN websites into the same...

Avec l'évolution des technologies, les entreprises doivent s'adapter au nouveau concept de commerce électronique; les clients aussi. Comment garder leur confiance et ce, au bout des doigts. Ce texte présente un cadre conceptuel de la certification de conformité des sites Web ainsi qu'une...

Cet article présente la recherche qui a mené au développement d'une communauté virtuelle pour les petits et moyens cabinets d'experts-comptables du Québec. Un modèle théorique a été développé. Celui-ci a été validé par le biais d'une enquête. Les réponses obtenues ont conduit au...