ISO 9000 standards for quality system management are involving a higher and higher number of enterprises and organizations. This paper presents a detailed analysis of certification diffusion in Italy and in some European countries with similar economic structures. Benchmarking and evolution forecasts are based on the “logistic model”, traditionally used for studying biological growth phenom…
The paper highlights some problems relevant to the quality measurements in logistic services. “Traditional” logistic indicators are compared with the service dimensions defined in the Parasuraman‐Zeithaml‐Berry model. Furthermore, the problem of service indicators aging is analyzed and discussed. In order to enhance readers’ ability to contribute to the development in the field, the a…