TY - ADVS AU - Pearce,Mark AU - Dent,Louisa ED - Video Education Australasia TI - Operations management [videorecording]: a case study of a hotel PY - 2009/// CY - Bendigo, Vic. PB - Video Education Australasia KW - Marketing KW - Management KW - Operations management KW - Hotel Management KW - Case studies KW - Service industries N1 - Voive over: Jane Lundmark N2 - Service providers are essential in our economy. Where would we be without hospitals, cleaning companies, accounting firms and hairdressers? But it can be difficult to apply concepts of operations management to these businesses. Focusing on the operational processes, this program takes you behind the scenes, learning about the four strategic areas of operations; facilities, materials, quality and technology, applying them to a service provider and showing how various strategies can be used to improve business performance. A great insight into the unique aspects of services marketing ER -