Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate Ries Engineering Corporate client’s level
of satisfaction, identify service quality attributes and prioritize the attributes of quality through
the combination of SERVQUAL and Kano model. This descriptive research used the primary
data gathering method which is mainly the purposive sampling method both in selecting companies
who are clients of the research case automotive firm and individual responders working in the
selected client companies of RESCO. Moreover, the researcher used secondary data sources to make
cause and effect analyses on customers’ complaints using documented written feedback taken from
September 2020 up to February 2021.
Though it is extremely difficult to engage in such practical and action-based research at the
individual level where relevant research data are accessible with the willingness of the management,
this research paper tried to reveal that the satisfaction level of RESCO automotive industry customers is
very low. The experience of customers in terms of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs could be
stated as the research case automotive firm (RESCO) is not able to fulfil at least the bottom level
customer needs. Reliability of services offered responsiveness to customers inquires and the
consistency in the delivery of the promised or scheduled services are not being met by the
company. Data results of SERVEQUAL questionaries and Kano model of prioritization reveals that
the research case automotive firm must focus on improving quality service attributes of reliability,
tangibility and empathy and implement innovative technologies of service provisions and build
transparent platform with clients to keep its customers delighted and hold the first position in their
choice. Though the selected customers of this research do not have plenty of choice in getting
comprehensive alternative services given by the case automotive firm, the research case automotive
firm should improve the quality of its service based on its customer’s voice so to sustain its existence
in the fast-changing customer-oriented global market ecosystem.