When a service ranks low on the dimensions of customer contact, labor intensity, and customization, the service providers need to emphasize on _____ to provide a high quality service to the customers.

The decisions that lead to the definition of the productive facilities of a company are planning decisions, that is, with a long-term horizon, since the objectives to be achieved are basically the definition of the investments to be made, and the foreseeable costs to incur, which will condition us, to some extent, such investments.

For this, it is necessary to have the most complete information (field work), not only of the market to which we intend to supply, but also, and in particular, of those data that can directly influence the design of our facilities and exploitation processes, such as:

Technologies and processes used in this type of business
Level of the qualities demanded by the market
Raw material suppliers and their degree of concentration (associations)
Product distribution channels
Regulations and regulations in this type of activity, and particularly those related to Workplace Safety.

The methodology to be followed for the design of the facilities is set out in the following table, and constitutes the set of tasks that must be performed before the start-up of a business.