Service

Output (3.7.5) of an organization (3.2.1) with at least one activity necessarily performed between the organization and the customer (3.2.4) Note 1 to entry: The dominant elements of a service are generally intangible. Note 2 to entry: Service often involves activities at the interface with the customer to establish customer requirements (3.6.4) as well as upon delivery of the service and can involve a continuing relationship such as banks, accountancies or public organizations, e.g. schools or hospitals. Note 3 to entry: Provision of a service can involve, for example, the following: — an activity performed on a customer-supplied tangible product (3.7.6) (e.g. a car to be repaired); — an activity performed on a customer-supplied intangible product (e.g. the income statement needed to prepare a tax return); — the delivery of an intangible product (e.g. the delivery of information (3.8.2) in the context of knowledge transmission); — the creation of ambience for the customer (e.g. in hotels and restaurants); Note 4 to entry: A service is generally experienced by the customer.