Báo cáo tốt nghiệp: Panasonic customer service

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Vietnam has always been seen as a huge potential for Panasonic to contribute to
the enhancement of human life. Panasonic Vietnam Co., Ltd (PV) established in 2005 as
a holding company focuses on Panasonic’s advanced technology and innovation that
brings about a comfortable life to mankind and the environment. In reality, Panasonic
prioritizes customer satisfaction to enhance the reputation and the market share in
Vietnam.
Implementing the report “Customer Service at Panasonic Service Center”, I know
more details about the process of customer cares at Panasonic. Moreover, I find out some
shortcomings in the Customer care management so that give recommendations for this
problem.
The internship is a good chance for me as well as for all senior students to put our
knowledge into practice. Through the internship, we can learn many new things,
challenge ourselves and adapt to the new environment. The following is a list of goals I
planned to achieve during our graduation internship at Panasonic Service Center:
− Getting familiar with the new working environment.
− Improving the communication skill and coping with situations in the company
environment.
− Practicing our knowledge and gaining experiences in working.
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CHAPTER 2: COMPANY BACKGROUND
2.1 Corporate profile (Source from the website )
Panasonic Corporation, based in Osaka, Japan is a worldwide leader in the
development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer,
business, and industrial needs.
In Vietnam, Panasonic has a long standing presence beginning from its first
factory – Panasonic AVC Network Vietnam (PAVCV) Ho Chi Minh City in 1996. Over
the years, Panasonic's operation has rapidly expanded across Vietnam with a total of 6
companies, employing a total workforce of about 8,200.

In 2005, Panasonic Vietnam Co., Ltd assumed the role of a holding company.
Outline of Panasonic Vietnam Co., Ltd - Holding Company
Registered
Name
Panasonic Vietnam Co., Ltd
Registered
Address
Plot J1-J2,Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Tel: +84 4 3 9 550 111 Fax: +84 4 3 9 550 144
Managing
Director
Shinichi Wakita
Date of
Establishment
Panasonic Vietnam Co., Ltd (PV) was established on July 2005.
Total Invested
Capital
$221 million
Principal
Activity
Holding company's functions:
• Holding the shares of Panasonic Group companies in Vietnam;
• Providing integrated marketing, sales & after-sales services for
Panasonic products;
• Supporting financial and administrative activities to its
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subsidiaries and affiliates;
• Liaising with governmental and regulatory authorities in
Vietnam and overseas on behalf of its subsidiaries in Vietnam.

2.2 Organization Structure (Source from human resource department)
2.2.1 Organization Chart of Panasonic Vietnam Group
2.2.2 Organization chart of Panasonic Sales Vietnam (PSV)
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2.2.2.1 Function of Service Department
- Service Part team: responsible for finding vendor, supplier, setting price of spare
parts, supplying parts to ASC (Authorized Service Center), controlling the import
and export of spare parts as well as the cost.
- Planning team: responsible for administration jobs such as payment voucher,
stationery, issuing Bulletin to ASC, etc, and planning for next service campaigns.
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- Customer Care team: receiving and managing the data of customer information,
supporting customers by phone, supporting relevant teams.
- Market Support team: responsible for supporting ASC network, informing
company policy to ASC, instructing customer technical of products, collecting the
market information and getting feedback to the factory.
- HCMC Service Center team: including Service parts team and Market support
team with the function as above.
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CHAPTER 3: LITERATURE REVIEW
3.1 Basic concept, classification and the role of customer: (Source from:
www.wikipedia.org)
3.1 .1 Basic concept of customer:
A customer (sometimes known as a client, buyer, or purchaser) is usually used to refer
to a current or potential buyer or user of the products of an individual or
organization, called the supplier, seller, or vendor. This is typically through
purchasing or renting goods or services.

3.1.2 Classification of customer:
Customers are generally categorized into two types:
- An intermediate customer or trade customer who is a dealer that purchases goods
for re-sale.
- An ultimate customer who does not in turn re-sell the things bought but either
passes them to the consumer or actually is the consumer
3.1.3 The role of customer
- Customers are the most important people for every organization. They are the
resource upon which the success of the business depends.
- Customers help to provide revenue and certainty for the business.
- The organization is dependent on customers. If a company does not develop
customer loyalty and satisfaction, he or she could lose customers.
- Without customers, the organization would not exist.
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- The purpose of organization is to fulfill the needs of customers.
- Customers make it possible to achieve business aims.
3.2 Mission, basic concept and the role of Customer Service: (Source from:
human resource department)
3.2.1 Mission of Customer Service
- Satisfy customers and gain high level of their confidence
- Contribute to the company’s development through high quality and dramatic
customer service activities.
3.2.2 Basic concept of Customer Service
Customer service refers to the activities carried on both inside and outside the company,
which reflect customer needs. It acts as bridge between the customer and the company
where customers are buying.
- Before-sales service (Product Service): Product planning and sales which reflect
customer needs. (Planning of products that are safe, easy to fix and good quality,
component standardization, quality checking, retention period of spare parts and

warranty systems, etc)
- In-sales service: Complete demonstration of the product at the time of selling and
installation. (Activities to enhance customers’ knowledge of feature of products,
the correct use and maintenance of products, method to install products in a
manner that allows them to operate and perform well and steadily, etc.)
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- After-sales service: Use of product over extended periods by customer after
selling. (Activities such as inspection and maintenance and product repair service.
Genuine responses to customer complaints, etc.)
3.2.3 The role of Customer service
Customer service refers to all aspects of interaction with a customer and speaks of
the organization’s image in the mind of a customer. On the other hand, a customer is an
organization’s most valuable advertising tool. He or she will offer the company an
advertising tool that is beyond words — word of mouth advertising. This will only
happen if customers are happy and satisfied. In addition to advertising an organization,
the chances of getting repeat business from a happy and satisfied customer increases.
The valuable customer feedback will give company insights into the way
customers perceive the business and what impression the customers have about the
service. The feedback will provide unique insights that will prove helpful towards
changing the customer service and working towards customer satisfaction.
Without great customer service, a business will not be able to survive or sustain.
Keeping customers happy should be the foremost principle of the business after a solid
product and marketing plan. Therefore, building a good relationship with customers is the
basis of future growth of a business.
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CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS
4.1 Panasonic customer care processes (After-sale service)
4.1.1 Methods of warranty registration:

4.1.1.1Online registration
Customers access the website www.panasonic.com.vn then click to the button “Warranty
online”. It will appear a new page, customers need to give necessary information such as
email, full name, address, phone, model and serial number of product, what problem with
it, etc. By this way, it is very convenient for customers as well as service center because
customers can save time and service center can control customer data more easily. After
receiving information, customer care team assigns jobs to ASC (Authorized Service
Center) through ASC Portal (a system to control and manage ASC jobs). Then ASC
directly contact to customers for timer and work.
4.1.1.2 Registration via call center operator
Customers contact to the call center operator by the toll free 1800 1593 which has in each
warranty card. Then they also give necessary information to operator. He or she assigns
jobs to ASC through ASC Portal system. By this way, service team can control more
closely the actual status of jobs, the time finished or the quality of services. More over, if
customers have any questions about the technical of products, promotions, sale agents of
Panasonic, warranty conditions, etc, they also can call this toll free for supported.
4.1.2 Procedure of maintenance and repair
4.1.2.1At Service Center:
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Customers directly bring product to Center.
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