Combining SERVQUAL and QFD to Evaluate and Improve Airline Service Quality

Jeffrey E. Jarrett, Xia Pan, Yi Yang, Youyou Huang, Lingyan Huang and Fenglin Li

International Journal of Business and Management, 2021, vol. 14, issue 5, 154

Abstract: Purpose- This paper shows how to evaluate and analyze the service quality for airline business and provide feasible suggestions to improve the service. The purpose is to illustrate how the two quality improvement methods, SERVQUAL and QFD, can be combined and used to improve the service quality for service companies such as airlines. Design/Methodology/Approach- The data were obtained by the way of interviewing the customers who have experienced the service offered by Air Macau, with tool of SERVQUAL. Comparing the perceived scores of Air Macau to the customers’ expected value as well as to its competitors, we finally believe that the shortest board of service quality is the “responsiveness” among its five dimensions. Quality function deployment is then used to translate customers’ actual requirements into practical service measures to further improvement. Findings- It is more effective if SERVQUAL is combined with QFD in evaluating firm's quality and quality improvement. Research Limitations- Effectiveness should be tested over time with bottom line evidences. Practical Implications- Practitioners should use more than one effective methods in quality improvement whenever possible. Social Implications- People are more aware of SERVQUAL and QFD.

Date: 2021
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