AbsolutelyBest ham to Pocatello, Idaho, USA: Arrival delay in customer’s order

A customer goes online at a firm’s (AbsolutelyBest) website and orders a 9-lb ham to be delivered to their daughter’s home in Pocatello, Idaho, on 29 December. The customer pays extra for two-day delivery service. The ham fails to arrive on the 29 December due date. The customer asks for a credit on...

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Main Author: Woodside, Arch
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51092
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description A customer goes online at a firm’s (AbsolutelyBest) website and orders a 9-lb ham to be delivered to their daughter’s home in Pocatello, Idaho, on 29 December. The customer pays extra for two-day delivery service. The ham fails to arrive on the 29 December due date. The customer asks for a credit on service not received. Bad weather hit most of the US on 28 December. What should the firm do?
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-510922017-09-13T16:08:46Z AbsolutelyBest ham to Pocatello, Idaho, USA: Arrival delay in customer’s order Woodside, Arch A customer goes online at a firm’s (AbsolutelyBest) website and orders a 9-lb ham to be delivered to their daughter’s home in Pocatello, Idaho, on 29 December. The customer pays extra for two-day delivery service. The ham fails to arrive on the 29 December due date. The customer asks for a credit on service not received. Bad weather hit most of the US on 28 December. What should the firm do? 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51092 10.1080/21639159.2016.1207855 Taylor & Francis restricted
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AbsolutelyBest ham to Pocatello, Idaho, USA: Arrival delay in customer’s order
title AbsolutelyBest ham to Pocatello, Idaho, USA: Arrival delay in customer’s order
title_full AbsolutelyBest ham to Pocatello, Idaho, USA: Arrival delay in customer’s order
title_fullStr AbsolutelyBest ham to Pocatello, Idaho, USA: Arrival delay in customer’s order
title_full_unstemmed AbsolutelyBest ham to Pocatello, Idaho, USA: Arrival delay in customer’s order
title_short AbsolutelyBest ham to Pocatello, Idaho, USA: Arrival delay in customer’s order
title_sort absolutelybest ham to pocatello, idaho, usa: arrival delay in customer’s order
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51092