• DocumentCode
    3461600
  • Title

    Creating Flexibility in Service Center Evolution: Examples from Frequent Flier Program, a Revenue Center in the Rise

  • Author

    Fu, Yee-Tien ; Fu, Ted

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Int. Bus., Nat. Cheng-Chi Univ., Taipei
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    12-14 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    We study the evolution of popular frequent flier program, its role shift from a cost center to a revenue center. We also propose standard and creative ways to tackle the over-issuance problem and ways to facilitate the flexible redeem of the points to enhance customers´ utility and loyalty and to lessen the over-issuance problem.
  • Keywords
    service industries; travel industry; airline industry; flier program; over-issuance problem; revenue center; service center evolution; Acceleration; Costs; Credit cards; Environmental economics; Marketing and sales; Merchandise; Supply and demand;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2008. WiCOM '08. 4th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Dalian
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2107-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2108-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WiCom.2008.1979
  • Filename
    4680168