Define customer failures and list four methods to tackle them.
Customer failures refer to situations where service problems arise from a customer's lack of understanding or ineptitude. Some of the methods to solve such situations include the following:
a. Redesigning processes and redefining customer roles to simplify service encounters
b. Incorporating the right technology to aid employees and customers
c. Creating high-performance customers by enhancing their role clarity, motivation, and ability
d. Encouraging "customer citizenship" so that customers help customers