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Which of the following Characteristic of services describes that "services cannot be stored"?

A. Services are Perishable.

B. Services are inconsistent

C. Services are Intangible

D. Services are Variable.

E. Services are inseparable.

 

 

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Question added by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.
Date Posted: 2015/01/20
Nasir Hussain
by Nasir Hussain , Sales And Marketing Manager , Pakistan Pharmaceutical Products Pvt. Ltd.

Correct answer is "A"

Perishability of services implies that service capacity cannot be stored, saved, returned, or resold once rendered to a customer.

Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

My answer will be C. Services are Intangible

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

Characteristic of services describes that services cannot be stored :

For this feature: The answer option is :  (A) >>>>>>>>>>> Services are Perishable.

Muhammad Adeel
by Muhammad Adeel , Sales And Marketing Executive , TANZEEM HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL LLC

Option A & C both.

Irina Chepel
by Irina Chepel , Personal trainer , Freelancer

I think answer A.

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

B. Services are inconsistent

The5  Characteristic of services

Perishability

Intangibility

Variability

Inseparability

Non-ownership

RAJ DAHIYA
by RAJ DAHIYA , Project Manager - Energy Optimization , Siemens

On special light by Mr. Krishna (Thanks to him),

 

I go with Option "A"

 

Would like to mention following

  1. Perishability is used in marketing to describe the way in which service capacity cannot be stored for sale in the future. It is a key concept of services marketing.

     

    SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVICES

    Services are said to have four key characteristics which impact on marketing programmes.

    These are: 

    Intangibility 

    Inseparability

    Heterogeneity

    Variability  

    Perish ability (simultaneous production/consumption)

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

C. Services are Intangible

is the correct answer.

Elke Woofter
by Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

I found the following statement on the website below and there for my answer is Option A

https://www.boundless.com/marketing/textbooks/boundless-marketing-textbook/services-marketing-6/services-versus-products-49/perishability-248-404/

Describe why business services are perishable and how perishability ... Services cannot be stored, saved, returned or resold once they have been used. ... 

racha hamed
by racha hamed , Front Desk Receptionist , Kurban Travel Services

A :)

Johnson Ojingwa
by Johnson Ojingwa , Electrical Staff , MAWATECH INDUSTRIES NIGERIA LIMITED

A. Services are Perishable. Once service is rendered to a customer, it is completely consumed and cannot be delivered to another customer. Eg: A customer dissatisfied with the services of a barber cannot return the service of the haircut that was rendered to him. At the most, he may decide not to visit that particular barber in the future.

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