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ERIC Number: EJ862105
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-8061
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Approaching Error-Free Customer Satisfaction through Process Change and Feedback Systems
Berglund, Kristin M.; Ludwig, Timothy D.
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, v29 n1 p19-46 2009
Employee-based errors result in quality defects that can often impact customer satisfaction. This study examined the effects of a process change and feedback system intervention on error rates of 3 teams of retail furniture distribution warehouse workers. Archival records of error codes were analyzed and aggregated as the measure of quality. The intervention consisted of a process change where teams of 5 employees who had previously been assigned a specific role within the process were cross-trained to know and help with other team members' functions. Additionally, these teams were given performance feedback on an immediate, daily, and weekly basis. Team A reduced mean errors from 7.47 errors per week during baseline to 3.53 errors per week during the intervention phase. Team B experienced a reduction in mean number of weekly errors from a baseline of 11.39 errors per week to 3.82 errors per week during the intervention phase. Team C did not experience significant error rate reduction. (Contains 1 table and 6 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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