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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299920903321

Titolo

Advances in The Human Side of Service Engineering : Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on The Human Side of Service Engineering, July 17−21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA / / edited by Louis E. Freund, Wojciech Cellary

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-60486-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 240 p. 50 illus.)

Collana

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 2194-5357 ; ; 601

Disciplina

620.82

Soggetti

Engineering economics

Engineering economy

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Service industries

Computational intelligence

Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Services

Computational Intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the different ways in which human-factors engineering influences organizations’ and enterprises’ well-being and competitiveness. It covers a wealth of interrelated topics such as service engineering, service science, human–computer interaction, service usability, attitude and opinion assessment, servicescape design and evaluation, and training for service delivery. Further topics include service systems modeling, anthropology in service science, and customer experience, as well as ethical issues and the impact of an aging society. Based on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on The Human Side of Service Engineering, held on July 17–21, 2017, in Los



Angeles, California, USA, the book provides readers with a comprehensive, general view of current research and challenges in the important field of service engineering. It also provides practical insights into the development of services for different kinds of organizations, including health care organizations, aviation providers, manpower allocation, hospitality and entertainment, as well as banking and financial institutions.