Final Customer Purchasing from the Product Producer

Maintain Steps: Maintain steps include all activities required to keep the product in working order. These steps include the costs the customer incurs to diagnose and correct product problems.

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Experience: Enhance the experience the customer has with the product

2. Associate the company or the product with an image to increase customer pleasure in using the product

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Warnings and advice

No. SIC Year Note
1 4512 1993 SouthWest stripped many of its amenities for lower fares, but still tops all other major airlines in baggage handling.
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