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Service Operations Design at Mercuri Urval Australia

Translated title

Service Operations Design ved Mercuri Urval Australia

Author

Term

10. term

Publication year

2011

Submitted on

Pages

87

Abstract

Når kundernes projekter bliver større og involverer flere medarbejdere, står Mercuri Urval Australia over for nye måder at samarbejde på for at levere service. Denne afhandling bruger virksomhedens hidtil største rekrutteringsprojekt, gennemført sammen med IKEA, som case til at analysere processens komplikationer. Analysen kombinerer et supply chain-perspektiv (ser på flow, overleveringer og koordinering på tværs af trin) med et internt perspektiv på Mercuri Urvals egne aktiviteter. De identificerede udfordringer blev kategoriseret og knyttet til de tre relationer i servicetrekanten: Mercuri Urvals kerne, medarbejderne og kunden (IKEA). Løsningerne blev struktureret omkring disse relationer og udviklet med inspiration fra organisationsteori, supply chain-teori og operations management. Til sidst diskuteres, hvordan læringen kan generaliseres og anvendes i andre forretningskontekster.

As client projects grow and involve more employees, Mercuri Urval Australia must adopt new ways of working together to deliver services. This thesis uses the company’s largest recruitment project, conducted with IKEA, as a case to analyze process complications. The analysis combines a supply chain view (examining flows, handoffs, and coordination across steps) with an internal view of Mercuri Urval’s own activities. Identified issues were categorized and linked to the three relationships in the service triangle: Mercuri Urval’s core, its employees, and the client (IKEA). Solutions were organized around these relationships and developed using ideas from organizational theory, supply chain theory, and operations management. Finally, the study discusses how these lessons can be generalized and applied in other business contexts.

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