A Framework to Establish Passengers' Satisfactory Key Indicators and Index in Speed Boat Ferry Service Operations

• Autorzy: Garrick Pereowei Ombor , Elizabeth Oshuare Ombor , Adumene Sidum
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study provides a framework to holistically assess the level of passengers' satisfaction for a given ferry service based on the dominant Design/Operational, Passengers Care/Safety/Security and Environmental categorical factors that define the ferry service operations and influence passengers' satisfaction. A test case carried out for a ferry service offered by a boat operator in the Warri wharf yields a Passengers' Satisfaction Index of 3.84, indicating that the ferry service is in the range of dissatisfactory and moderately satisfactory, which is in good agreement with popular opinions that the service offered by that operator does not satisfy most of the passengers' expectations. The results of the test case proved that the framework reliably and realistically predicts the level of satisfaction the passengers derived from the various segments that define the service offered by a boat operator. This study will assist passengers make informed decision about the choice of operators to patronize. It will also guide operators and regulators to identify and improve those areas of the ferry service that are pertinent to the successful operation of the ferry business. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Ratio analysis; Satisfaction research; Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI); Services

PL

Analiza wskaźnikowa; Badanie satysfakcji; Indeks Satysfakcji Klienta; Usługi

• Czasopismo: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (ILSHS)
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 72
• Strony: 1--14

Twórcy

autor

Garrick Pereowei Ombor

• Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria

autor

Elizabeth Oshuare Ombor

• The Marine Chaplains Foundation, Nigeria

autor

Adumene Sidum

• Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.72.1