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StarBuck Delivering Customer Services

Dinesh Jain Kumar Vikas

Q.1 What factors accounted for the extraordinary success of Starbucks in the early 1990's?

Starbucks value proposition Channels of distribution Starbucks's Partner Delivering on service Monitoring performance of service

Starbucks Value Proposition


Created experience around consumption of coffee

Coffee

Highest quality coffee sourced across the globe Supply chain integration from working directly with growers to custom roasting process Controlling distribution

Service (Customer intimacy)

Created an uplifting experience during every walk through Most loyal customer visit more than 18 time / month

Atmosphere
Ambience that makes people to stay

Seating area to encourage lounging


Layouts supporting inviting environment for lingering

Channels of distribution
Strategy :- To reach customer where they work, travel, shop and dine

Company operated stores at high visibility, high traffic location Specialty Operation Non Company operated stores for selling coffee;-

hotels, airlines, etc

Domestic retail stores at locations difficult to reach (airports)

International licensed store Online and mail order Join venture_ with

PepsiCo for Frappuccino Dreyers Grand Ice Cream for premium line of ice cream

Starbuck partners

All employees were called Partners

Partner satisfaction leads customer satisfaction


Starbucks partner satisfaction rate (80-90%) much above industry average (50-60%) Ranked 47th best place to work in fortune magazine Lowest employee turnover rate Ample promotion opportunities (70% store mangers are ex baristas)

Delivering on service

'Partners Training for delivering superior services

Hard skills for handling diversity of menu

Soft skill : Enthusiastically welcome, Eye to eye contacts, smile, remembering names, encourage for conversation

Just say yes policy Simplifying production processes, finding and removing bottlenecks Introduction of automated machines Service performance evaluation (Service, Cleanliness, Proudct Quality and Speed (3 min standard)

Q2.Why have Starbucks customer satisfaction scores declined?

Service gaps due to increase in work load of baristas due to

Because of the increase in customers the preparation of our made-to-order product

How does the Starbucks of 2002 differ from that of 1992?


1992 2002

Customer considered a coffee connoisseur and well educated Customer is predominantly a professional female Customer enjoys the process of being served coffee by a professionally trained barista

Customer enjoys conversing with staff and being recognized as a regular customer

2002 PRESENT Customer type is changing and broadening Customer is becoming more concerned about price, convenience, and fast service Income and education level of customer is more varied Complexity of the product ordered and the menu is more time consuming to make for the customer

4.Describe the ideal Starbucks customer from a profitability standpoint. How valuable is he/she to Starbucks? What would it take to keep such customers highly satisfied?
Highly Satisfied Customer Number of Starbucks Visits/Month 7.2 Ideal Customer

18

Average Ticket Size/Visit


Total Revenue/Month Total Revenue/Year Average Customer Life (Years) Total Revenue Over Customer Lifetime

$4.42
($4.42x7.2) = $31.82 ($31.82x12) = $381.84 8.3 ($381.84x8.3) = $3,169.27

$4.42
($4.42x18) = $79.56 ($79.56x12) = $954.72 8.3 ($954.72x8.3) = $7,924.18

5. Should Starbucks make the $40 million investment in labor in the stores? Why/Why not?

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