Operations management concepts can be applied to both manufacturing and service operations. It can often be more challenging to apply them in a service operation. Briefly describe at least two of the challenges that a service operation presents for the application of operations management concepts that are not found in a manufacturing operations. Briefly describe a way to address one of the challenges that you have identified.

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