ProcessProcess

Once a product is made it still has to reach the retailers or wholesalers and finally the end user, the consumer. This is where systems and procedures come in.

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Process

The process element of the extended refers to:

the systems and procedures that are put in place to deliver a product or service to the customer.

Process involves looking at the experience the customer has when purchasing a product.

Photograph of the self checkout tills at Sainsbury's supermarket
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Keeping up to date with new technology, such as self-service tills, can offer more efficient processes.