Measuring expectation

15th of November 2016
Measuring expectation

Continuing his look at service management, Dutch reporter Nico Lemmens focuses on perception.

In our previous discussion of Christian Grönroos’s important contribution to the field of service management and marketing we raised the questions of how quality is perceived and how to measure and compare expectations and experiences. Here is

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How valuable is accreditation?

14th of November 2016
How valuable is accreditation?

What is the value of accreditation, asks ECJ’s UK correspondent Lynn Webster.

What is the Value of accreditation? Four years ago the International Accreditation Forum, IAF, commissioned a survey posing this very question, receiving responses from 4,000 managers, operating in a diverse range of organisations and across 40 global economies.

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New business in graffiti

14th of November 2016
New business in graffiti

Two scientists in France are starting a business to try and commercialise their graffiti removal product, reports Christian Bouzols.

Two scientists working for a startup incubator at Alès, in the South of France, are aiming to reach the retail market and public authorities with their product.

Cécile Franc is a trained chemist. Her

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Forum Pulire Industry 4.0 focus

11th of November 2016
Forum Pulire Industry 4.0 focus

Italian correspondent Anna Garbagna reports from the recent meeting in Milan held by Afidamp.

Innovation, industry 4.0, new e-commerce technologies: these were the themes of the Forum Pulire meeting which took place in Milan in September, organised by  industry association Afidamp.

Cleaning as an Absolute Value has been the Forum’s

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Personnel - the key to success

11th of November 2016
Personnel - the key to success

Russia correspondent Oleg Popov emphasises the importance of recruiting the right cleaning staff.

From the beginning, we must determine who we’re looking for. For various types of facilities, we need different types of personnel. While negotiating with a customer, we together compile an ‘employee portrait’. This allows us to

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Tapping the disabled workforce

8th of November 2016
Tapping the disabled workforce

Having a disability does not rule out a cleaning job. Scandinavian correspondent Lotte Printz gives us this report from Sweden.

If you walk into a burger joint in, say, Stockholm to buy your morning coffee or takeaway breakfast, don’t be surprised if you bump into a disabled floor sweeper. Cleaning restaurant and kitchen floors in large

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