Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
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ISBN: 9781119320975
Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 2, Problem 35Q
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To explain: Compare the quality of KN’s restaurants with a similar type of fast food restaurant you have visited before. The restaurant you select does not have to be one with necessarily good quality or poor quality, just one that it is similar that you have visited. Be mindful of the “dimensions of quality” for both products and services.
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