What do you think are the most significant differences between processes in manufacturing and service organiza

Question

What do you think are the most significant differences between processes in manufacturing and service organizations?

Answer 1

THERE IS A TON OF DIFFERENCES AS THEY ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF A COMPANY BUT WHOLLY UNRELATED .

Answer 2

There are very many. Here are what most academics consider the most fundamental:

Perishability - Services can not be warehoused and held in inventory, products (manufacturing) can

Intangibility - In general the results of a service are not seen before the service is performed. One can see a product before purchasing.

Variability - Services change depending on who and where they are performed. Products are much more standard.

Inseparability - The service and the service provider are simultaneously involved. A product can be removed from the manufacturer and still sold.

One last item: In manufacturing product changes lead to process changes. In service, a process change results in a change in the product.