Table of contents for The consumer-- or else! : consumer-centric business paradigms / Camille P. Schuster, Donald F. Dufek.


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CONTENTS 
Foreword 
David Jenkins 
SECTION I: RATIONALE 
Chapter 1. What's Going On? 
Factors Shaping Today's Marketplace 
What's Wrong with the Old Paradigm? 
Chapter 2. Changing Consumers 
Demassification 
Consumer Value Equation 
Paradigm Shift 
Chapter 3. Global Environment 
Is Standardization Inevitable? It Depends 
Adaptation 
SECTION II: ELEMENTS OF THE CONSUMER-CENTRIC 
BUSINESS PARADIGM 
Chapter 4. Suppliers (Suppliers, Producers, Manufacturers) 
Mission and Strategy 
Collaboration 
Consumer and Marketplace Knowledge 
Chapter 5. Distributors (Retailers, Wholesalers, Distributors) 
A New Business Paradigm 
Mission and Strategy 
Collaboration 
Consumer and Marketplace Knowledge 
Chapter 6. Intermediaries (Brokers, Agents) 
Evaluation 
Shopping Experience 
Industry Exchanges 
New Forms 
SECTION III: COLLABORATIVE BUILDING PROCESSES 
Chapter 7. Technology 
Hardware 
Core Technologies and Standards 
Business Applications 
Chapter 8. Internal Business Processes 
Structure 
Tasks 
People 
Information 
Decision Making 
Rewards 
Chapter 9. Collaboration 
Customer Relationship Management 
Process of Collaboration 
Culture Change 
Keeping Score 
Barriers 
Costs 
Benefits of Collaboration 
Summary 
SECTION IV: REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS 
Chapter 10. Success Stories 
Rite Aid 
Southwest Airlines 
Starbucks 
Golden Cat 
Snap-On 
Dorothy Lane 
Giant Eagle and Hubert Co. 
National Semiconductor 
eatZi's 
Siemens 
Tesco 
Otis Elevator 
Chapter 11. Frequently Asked Questions 
Notes 
 

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Consumption (Economics)Customer relations