Problem definition: Contrary to classic applications of matching theory, in most contemporary on-demand service platforms, matches can not be enforced because workers are flexible – they choose their tasks. Such flexibility makes it difficult to manage workers while keeping customers...

Mystery shopping is a well known marketing technique used by companies and marketing analysts to measure quality of service, and gather information about products and services. In this article, we analyse data from mystery shopping surveys via Bayesian networks in order to examine and evaluate...

This paper provides a comparative analysis of statistical methods to evaluate the consumer perception about the quality of Services of General Interest. The evaluation of the service quality perceived by users is usually based on Customer Satisfaction Survey data and an ex-post evaluation is...

Sogenannte Self-Service-Technologien (SST), wie Bankautomaten, automatischer Self-Checkout in Hotels, Telefonbanking und Dienstleistungen, die der Kunde über das Internet bezieht (z.B. Onlinebanking) werden in den letzten Jahren zunehmend von Unternehmen genutzt, um den kostenintensiven,...