Service Blueprint
Service Blueprint
Service Blueprint
Service Mapping/Blueprinting
A tool for simultaneously depicting the
service process, the points of customer
contact, and the evidence of service
from the customers point of view.
Service
Mappin
g
Proces
s
Points of
Contact
Evidenc
e
Blueprint components
Basic components of Service Blueprint are:
Customer actions
Onstage contact employee actions
Backstage contact employee actions
Support processes
Blueprint components
Customer actions: it includes steps, choices,
Blueprint components
Support processes: covers the internal
CUSTOMER ACTIONS
line of interaction
ONSTAGE CONTACT EMPLOYEE ACTIONS
line of visibility
BACKSTAGE CONTACT EMPLOYEE ACTIONS
line of internal interaction
SUPPORT PROCESSES
Service Blueprint
Components
Line of interaction: direct interactions b/w
the customer and organization.
Line of visibility: this line separates all
service activities that are visible to the
customers from those that are not visible.
Line of internal interaction: separates
contact employees activities from those of
other service support activities and people.
Physical evidence
CUSTOM PHYSICAL
CONTACT
EVIDENCE
PERSON
(Back
Stage) (On Stage)ER
SUPPORT
PROCESS
Truck
Packaging
Forms
Hand-held
Computer
Uniform
Truck
Packaging
Forms
Hand-held
Computer
Uniform
Customer
Calls
Customer
Gives
Package
Receive
Package
Driver
Picks
Up Pkg.
Deliver
Package
Customer
Service
Order
Dispatch
Driver
Airport
Receives
& Loads
Fly to
Sort
Center
Load on
Airplane
Sort
Packages
Fly to
Destinati
on
Unload
&
Sort
Load
On
Truck
CONTACT PERSON
SUPPORT PROCESS(Back Stage)(On Stage) CUSTOMER PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE
Hotel
Exterior
Parking
Arrive
at
Hotel
Go to
Room
Greet and
Process
Take
Registration
Bags
Receive
Bags
Room
Menu
Amenities
Bath
Sleep
Shower
Call
Room
Service
Deliver
Bags
Take Bags
to Room
Registration
System
Delivery
Food
Tray
Food
Appearance
Receive
Food
Deliver
Food
Eat
Bill
Desk
Lobby
Hotel
Exterior
Parking
Check out
and
Leave
Process
Check Out
Take
Food
Order
Prepare
Food
Registration
System
Step
Step22
Step
Step33
Step
Step44
Step
Step55
Step
Step66
Identify
Identifythe
the
process
to
process to
be
beblueblueprinted.
printed.
Identify
Identifythe
the
customer
customeroror
customer
customer
segment.
segment.
Map
Mapthe
the
process
processfrom
from
the
the
customers
customers
point
pointofofview.
view.
Map
Mapcontact
contact
employee
employee
actions,
actions,
onstage
onstageand
and
back-stage.
back-stage.
Link
Linkcustomer
customer
and
contact
and contact
person
person
activities
activitiestoto
needed
needed
support
support
functions.
functions.
Add
Add
evidence
evidenceofof
service
serviceatat
each
each
customer
customer
action
actionstep.
step.
job descriptions
selection criteria
appraisal systems
Operations Management
rendering the service as
System Technology
promised
managing fail points
training systems
quality control