| call center case study: Uncommon Service Frances X. Frei, Frances Frei, Anne Morriss, 2012 Offers an organizational design model for service organizations, covering such topics as funding mechanisms, employee management systems, and customer management systems. |
| call center case study: Recruiting and Retaining Call Center Employees (In Action Case Study Series) Natalie Petouhoff, 2023-05-26 What's your strategy to remain competitive? Trainers realize that recruiting the right people with the right skills and providing them with great training is key to creating a great business. With the arrival of measurement and return-on-investment calculations for these key business activities comes the realization from business professionals that performance management does make a difference in profits, sales, and customer satisfaction. With a company's need to recruit and keep the best talent, performance management is its best strategy for remaining competitive in the global marketplace in which employees have more choices than ever before. Performance management is used to improve both personal and organizational skills. Recruiting and Retaining Call Center Employees illustrates the various ways employees can reach their potential and thereby contribute to the bottom line, made all the more profitable by creating stronger and more stable companies that can offer higher wages and excellent benefit packages. Combining theory with practical advice on training, recruiting, and evaluating programs, this book provides the trainer with practical models and guides. Plus, cases on process and technology provide a full range of solutions in creating a call center that is well ahead of the competition. ASTD is proud to present the 22nd book in the IN ACTION series: 11 cases that provide numerous examples of performance management programs in diverse applications. One basic premise remains constant in all of the applications: People matter most, and, when they adopt a relationship-based leadership style, the workplace becomes successful. Performance management involves all willing participants creating a learning environment together. |
| call center case study: Call Center Operation Duane Sharp, 2003-04-14 Complete coverage of the critical issues to set up, manage and efficiently maintain a call center. |
| call center case study: Organizations in Action James D. Thompson, 1967 Social theory of management efficiency - covers managerial motivation, decision making, business organization, communication, etc. Bibliography pp. 183 to 192. |
| call center case study: Call Center Operation Duane Sharp, 2003-05-14 Every customer-facing corporation has at least one call center. In the United States, call centers handle a billion calls per year. Call Center Operation gives you complete coverage of the critical issues involved in the design, implementation, organization, and management of a customer call center. Sharp provides information on advanced technology tools for workforce management, workshop examples for training call center staff, and an analysis of the significance of the call center to overall corporate customer relationship strategies. A special feature of the book is its focus on call center case studies, describing a number of successful call center strategies and best practices, selected from various business sectors - financial, retail, healthcare, travel, technology, and others. These case studies provide useful guidelines based on successful corporate call centers that will guide you in establishing and maintaining the most effective call center operation for your enterprise.·Presents key concepts and techniques, including a formal development process, in a real-world context·Provides extensive management guidelines·Stresses the importance of staff selection and training |
| call center case study: Call Center Performance Enhancement Using Simulation and Modeling Jon Anton, Vivek Bapat, Bill Hall, 1999 The management and design of call centres is increasing in complexity due to advancing technology and rising customer expectations. This guide provides managers with an understanding of the role, value and practical deployment of simulation in the planning, management and analysis of call centres. |
| call center case study: Collaborative Engineering Ali K. Kamrani, Emad Abouel Nasr, 2008-07-08 This superb study offers insights into the methods and techniques that enable the implementation of a Collaborative Engineering concept on product design. It does so by integrating capabilities for intelligent information support and group decision-making, utilizing a common enterprise network model and knowledge interface through shared ontologies. The book is also a collection of the latest applied methods and technology from selected experts in this area. |
| call center case study: Retaining Your Best Employees (In Action Case Study Series) Patricia Pulliam Phillips, 2023-05-26 Keeping and retaining your best, high-performing employees is tough. But here's a resource that helps you take the best retention strategies from other organizations and apply them to your own situation. Explore what others are doing about managing retention, and learn about retention's impact on the individual employee who has chosen to leave or has been forced to leave an organization. This book includes 10 case studies on important topics, such as using recognition to manage retention, reinvigorating a mature company and using an internal degree program to reduce turnover. |
| call center case study: Call Center Optimization Ger Koole, 2013 This book gives an accessible overview of the role and potential of mathematical optimization in call centers. It deals extensively with all aspects of workforce management, but also with topics such as call routing and the scheduling of multiple channels. It does so without going into the mathematics, but by focusing on understanding its consequences. This way the reader will get familiar with workload forecasting, the Erlang formulas, simulation, and so forth, and learn how to improve call center performance using it. The book is primarily meant for call center professionals involved in planning and business analytics, but also call center managers and researchers will find it useful. There is an accompanying website which contains several online calculators. |
| call center case study: Non-Linguistic Analysis of Call Center Conversations Sunil Kumar Kopparapu, 2014-08-02 The book focuses on the part of the audio conversation not related to language such as speaking rate (in terms of number of syllables per unit time) and emotion centric features. This text examines using non-linguistics features to infer information from phone calls to call centers. The author analyzes how the conversation happens and not what the conversation is about by audio signal processing and analysis. |
| call center case study: Call Centers and the Global Division of Labor Andrew J.R. Stevens, 2014-03-26 Call centers have come, in the last three decades, to define the interaction between corporations, governments, and other institutions and their respective customers, citizens, and members. The offshoring and outsourcing of call center employment, part of the larger information technology and information-technology-enabled services sectors, continues to be a growing practice amongst governments and corporations in their attempts at controlling costs and providing new services. While incredible advances in technology have permitted the use of distant and offshore labor forces, the grander reshaping of an international political economy of communications has allowed for the acceleration of these processes. New and established labor unions have responded to these changes in the global regimes of work by seeking to organize call center workers. These efforts have been assisted by a range of forces, not least of which is the condition of work itself, but also attempts by global union federations to build a bridge between international unionism and local organizing campaigns in the Global South and Global North. Through an examination of trade union interventions in the call center industries located in Canada and India, this book contributes to research on post-industrial employment by using political economy as a juncture between development studies, the sociology of work, and labor studies. |
| call center case study: Transactional Six Sigma and Lean Servicing Betsi Harris Ehrlich, 2002-06-13 Service industries have traditionally lagged manufacturing in adoption of quality management strategies and Six Sigma is no exception. While there are a growing number of books on applying the hot topics of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing concepts in a manufacturing environment, there has not been a mainstream book that applies these techniques in a service environment, until now. Transactional Six Sigma and Lean ServicingTM: Leveraging Manufacturing Concepts to Achieve World Class Service is a ground breaking how-to book that serves as a practical guide for implementing Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing methods in a transactional service oriented environment. It uses real case studies and examples to show how Six Sigma and Lean ServicingTM techniques have been implemented and proven effective in achieving substantial documented results. Lean ServicingTM is the author's own term used to describe the application of Lean Manufacturing concepts to transactional and service processes. Liberal use of examples, graphics, and tables will assist you in grasping the difficult concepts. Transactional Six Sigma and Lean ServicingTM covers both theory and practical application of Lean ServicingTM, Six Sigma DMAIC and Six Sigma DFSS concepts and methods so you can implement them effectively in your service organization and achieve reduced costs and a new level of service excellence. |
| call center case study: Cases in Call Center Management Richard Feinberg, Ko de Ruyter, Lynne Bennington, 2005 Written by authorities on the call center industry, this book brings to light the strategic importance of call centers in today's business world. As interactions with customers move away from person-to-person the call center is becoming a vital force for corporate marketing and communication. |
| call center case study: Bottom-Line Call Center Management David L. Butler, 2007-06-01 'Bottom-Line Call Center Management breaks new ground by addressing key skills and techniques in assessing and implementing effective management practices to maximize the human and capital resources at the call center manager's disposal. Drawing on the author's unique data sets and years of research experience in the industry, 'Bottom-Line Call Center Management' helps call center managers evaluate their current status, implement cost-effective changes, and measure results of their changes to ensure a culture of accountability within the call center at all levels increasing the bottom line. The processes include an evaluation of current customer service representatives, defining, delimiting and assessing the labor shed of the center, and exploring the customer service representative's unique skills and leveraging those skills into a unique and dynamic work environment. Likewise, the process also determines the learning skills and competencies necessary to meet and exceed the basic requirements for all call centers. Furthermore, each step has a pre, in-process, and post evaluation to ensure projects are progressing according to plan. Lastly, all evaluations are measured against the bottom line through a return on investment (ROI) model. The framework for this book uses the culture of call centers, defined and lived through the customer service representatives, as the lens to view all processes, measurements, accountability and return on investment. This framework is critical since there has been much emphasis on technology-as-a-solution which treats the employees as a hindrance instead of the enablers of positive change. Likewise, customer service representatives eventually act as strong determinants of success with the call center and thus the bottom line. |
| call center case study: Managing Technology and Middle- and Low-skilled Employees Claretha Hughes, Lionel Robert, Kristin Frady, Adam Arroyos, 2019-07-23 Managing Technology and Middle- and Low-Skilled Employees explores the rapidly changing use of digital and systems innovations in the management of specific sectors of the workforce in the modern workplace across different industrial contexts. |
| call center case study: Advice from a Call Center Geek Thomas Laird, 2018-08-21 Advice from a Call Center Geek: Rethinking Call Center Operations is a field manual for the 21st century contact center. Practical, poignant, and funny, Tom dishes out amazing real-world advice that has made his organization successful. From culture to education to incentives, Tom addresses the key areas to make your contact center world-class!Paul HerdmanHead of Customer ExperienceNICE inContactAdvice From a Call Center Geek takes a look at a new way of running today's high end contact center. Tom Laird, the CEO of award winning Expivia Interaction Marketing, 600 seat BPO call center guides you through the process of developing a world class operation.This book will take you through the process of evaluating and changing your call center's culture, how to look beyond a resume to hire the right associates and show you how to educate for quality while maintaining high level management. Advice from a Call Center Geek will make you rethink how the call center manager of today should be looking at running their call center. |
| call center case study: Call Center Management on Fast Forward Brad Cleveland, Julia Mayben, 1997 This is the only book available today that provides a very readable, step-by-step guide for managing an incoming call center. The book combines theory with practical advice and is filled with over 100 charts and graphs, several case studies and an extensive glossary and index. Readers will learn how to: achieve service level with quality in an era of more transactions, growing complexity and heightened caller expectations; understand the how behind best practices; boost caller satisfaction; win top management's support; and discover what separates a good call center from a great one. |
| call center case study: The Art of Application Performance Testing Ian Molyneaux, 2009-01-23 This practical book provides a step-by-step approach to testing mission-critical applications for scalability and performance before they're deployed -- a vital topic to which other books devote one chapter, if that. Businesses today live and die by network applications and web services. Because of the increasing complexity of these programs, and the pressure to deploy them quickly, many professionals don't take the time to ensure that they'll perform well and scale effectively. The Art of Application Performance Testing explains the complete life cycle of the testing process, and demonstrates best practices to help you plan, gain approval for, coordinate, and conduct performance tests on your applications. With this book, you'll learn to: Set realistic performance testing goals Implement an effective application performance testing strategy Interpret performance test results Cope with different application technologies and architectures Use automated performance testing tools Test traditional local applications, web-based applications, and web services (SOAs) Recognize and resolves issues that are often overlooked in performance tests Written by a consultant with 30 years of experience in the IT industry and over 12 years experience with performance testing, this easy-to-read book is illustrated with real-world examples and packed with practical advice. The Art of Application Performance Testing thoroughly explains the pitfalls of an inadequate testing strategy and offers you a robust, structured approach for ensuring that your applications perform well and scale effectively when the need arises. Ian has maintained a vendor-agnostic methodology beautifully in this material. The metrics and graphs, along with background information provided in his case studies, eloquently convey to the reader, 'Methodology above all, tools at your discretion...' Ian's expertise shines through throughout the entire reading experience.-- Matt St. Onge, Enterprise Solution Architect, HCL Technologies America / Teradyne |
| call center case study: 8 Steps to Problem Solving - Six Sigma Mohit Sharma, 2017-08-05 Mohit Sharma is a Genpact Certified Master Black Belt,│ ASQ Certified Black Belt and Motorolla Certified GB. He brings his wealth of experience into this book and shares information, insights, tips and case studies. 8 Steps to Problem Solving – Six Sigma is targeted at top and middle level management professionals. The objective of this book is to give the readers an overview on how to drive continuous improvement within their organisations. The author says in his introduction, “It is my sincere effort to provide readers real-time scenarios to make the learning process more practical. This is why the examples illustrated in this book are from real-life projects, either executed or mentored by me, in the past 15 years.” 8 Steps to Problem Solving – Six Sigma is a handy book for those who want to enhance their careers and their organisations. The real-life case studies and the solutions to problems organisations face have been succinctly outlined by Mr. Sharma to help readers drive persistent change and enhancement. |
| call center case study: Turning a Telephone Answering Service into a Call Center Peter Lyle DeHaan, 2023-08-24 WARNING: this book is a PhD dissertation (2000) and contains academic research. It’s made available primarily to aid other academics who are conducting their own industry research. If this is what you seek, here’s an overview: The telephone answering service industry is maturing and undergoing rapid changes. In recent years, the traditional client has been vanishing, switching to alternative technologies, bypassing their answering service. Telephone answering services have reacted in various ways, such as mergers and acquisitions, pursuing niches, or expanding their businesses’ scope. The conventional wisdom is that there will always be a need for the human interaction which an answering service provides. It further assumes that answering services will serve fewer clients and generate less revenue unless steps are taken to increase their reach or obtain non-traditional clients. Previous research has recommended becoming a call center to better tap and capitalize on the needs of an emerging non-traditional client base. The findings of this research effort determined there were the essential elements which should be present for a telephone answering service to transition into a call center. Additionally, there were five items which are common industry dilemmas to be addressed. An inventory of significant call center characteristics was also developed. Most importantly, several areas of focus were advanced. |
| call center case study: 65 Case Study Ideas In Production,operation,supply Chain And Logistics Management Dr. Asim Kumar Bandyopadhyay, 2022-04-26 This book is a compilation of case study ideas in the areas of production, operation, supply chain and logistics management (POM-SCL) ,also incorporating operation strategies. This book has been designed conforming to the standards of this common subject for the courses of Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) prescribed by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC). The book consists of sixty five case study ideas covering almost the entire gamut of the subject concerned. All these cases are based on Indian organizations/industries using the characters with names typically Indian and the narrations of these cases reflect Indian work culture, value systems and ethos. All these cases are followed by a set of about half a dozen questions pertaining to the narrations with the corresponding answers suggested for the guidance of the teachers and the students alike. Apart from making the book very convenient and handy for studying the subject, it is also aimed at dispelling fears and apprehensions among the students with non –science/non-technical background that they seem to have about this subject. Getting familiar with the numerical exercises given and solved in this book by practice will make passing this subject a cakewalk for any average student. The cases are so designed as to expose the students to the realities and challenges to the actual professional life while still seating in the class rooms, much before entering a professional career. The book provides a colossal value addition as both a complement and a supplement to the theories in the text books. |
| call center case study: Information Technology in the Service Economy: Michael Barrett, Elizabeth Davidson, Catherine Middleton, Janice I. DeGross, 2010-05-09 This book represents the compilation of papers presented at the IFIP Working Group 8. 2 conference entitled “Information Technology in the Service Economy: Challenges st and Possibilities for the 21 Century. ” The conference took place at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, on August 10 13, 2008. Par ticipation in the conference spanned the continents from Asia to Europe with paper submissions global in focus as well. Conference submissions included complete d research papers and research in progress reports. Papers submitted to the conference went through a double blind review process in which the program co chairs, an associate editor, and reviewers provided assessments and recommendations. The editor ial efforts of the associate editors and reviewers in this process were outstanding. To foster high quality research publications in this field of study, authors of accepted pape rs were then invited to revise and resubmit their work. Through this rigorous review and revision process, 12 completed research papers and 11 research in progress reports were accepted for presentation and publica tion. Paper workshop sessions were also esta blished to provide authors of emergent work an opportunity to receive feedback fromthe IF IP 8. 2 community. Abstracts of these new projects are included in this volume. Four panels were presented at the conference to provide discussion forums for the varied aspect s of IT, service, and globalization. Panel abstracts are also included here. |
| call center case study: Low-Wage Work in Germany Gerhard Bosch, Claudia Weinkopf, 2008-04-03 In recent years, the German government has intentionally expanded the low-wage work sector in an effort to reduce exceptionally high levels of unemployment. As a result, the share of the German workforce employed in low-paying jobs now rivals that of the United States. Low Wage Work in Germany examines both the federal policies and changing economic conditions that have driven this increase in low-wage work. The new mini-job reflects the federal government's attempt to make certain low-paying jobs attractive to both employers and employees. Employers pay a low flat rate for benefits, and employees, who work a limited number of hours per week, are exempt from social security and tax contributions. Other factors, including slow economic growth, a declining collective bargaining system, and the influx of foreign workers, also contribute to the growing incidence of low-wage work. Yet while both Germany and the United States have large shares of low-wage workers, German workers receive health insurance, four weeks of paid vacation, and generous old age support—benefits most low-wage workers in the United States can only dream of. The German experience offers an important opportunity to explore difficult trade-offs between unemployment and low-wage work. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Case Studies of Job Quality in Advanced Economies |
| call center case study: Low-Wage Work in Denmark Niels Westergaard-Nielsen, 2008-04-03 The Danish economy offers a dose of American labor market flexibility inside a European welfare state. The Danish government allows employers a relatively high level of freedom to dismiss workers, but also provides generous unemployment insurance. Widespread union coverage and an active system of collective bargaining help regulate working conditions in the absence of strong government regulation. Denmark's rate of low-wage work—8.5 percent—is the lowest of the five countries under analysis. In Low-Wage Work in Denmark, a team of Danish researchers combines comprehensive national registry data with detailed case studies of five industries to explore why low-end jobs are so different in Denmark. Some jobs that are low-paying in the United States, including hotel maids and meat processors, though still demanding, are much more highly compensated in Denmark. And Danes, unlike American workers, do not stay in low-wage jobs for long. Many go on to higher paying jobs, while a significant minority ends up relying temporarily on income support and benefits sustained by one of the highest tax rates in the world. Low-Wage Work in Denmark provides an insightful look at the particularities of the Danish labor market and the lessons it holds for both the United States and the rest of Europe. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Case Studies of Job Quality in Advanced Economies |
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| call center case study: Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World Jerome Gautie, John Schmitt, 2010-03-01 As global flows of goods, capital, information, and people accelerate competitive pressure on businesses throughout the industrialized world, firms have responded by reorganizing work in a variety of efforts to improve efficiency and cut costs. In the United States, where minimum wages are low, unions are weak, and immigrants are numerous, this has often lead to declining wages, increased job insecurity, and deteriorating working conditions for workers with little bargaining power in the lower tiers of the labor market. Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World builds on an earlier Russell Sage Foundation study (Low-Wage America) to compare the plight of low-wage workers in the United States to five European countries—Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom—where wage supports, worker protections, and social benefits have generally been stronger. By examining low-wage jobs in systematic case studies across five industries, this groundbreaking international study goes well beyond standard statistics to reveal national differences in the quality of low-wage work and the well being of low-wage workers. The United States has a high percentage of low-wage workers—nearly three times more than Denmark and twice more than France. Since the early 1990s, however, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany have all seen substantial increases in low-wage jobs. While these jobs often entail much the same drudgery in Europe and the United States, quality of life for low-wage workers varies substantially across countries. The authors focus their analysis on the inclusiveness of each country's industrial relations system, including national collective bargaining agreements and minimum-wage laws, and the generosity of social benefits such as health insurance, pensions, family leave, and paid vacation time—which together sustain a significantly higher quality of life for low-wage workers in some countries. Investigating conditions in retail sales, hospitals, food processing, hotels, and call centers, the book's industry case studies shed new light on how national institutions influence the way employers organize work and shape the quality of low-wage jobs. A telling example: in the United States and several European nations, wages and working conditions of front-line workers in meat processing plants are deteriorating as large retailers put severe pressure on prices, and firms respond by employing low-wage immigrant labor. But in Denmark, where unions are strong, and, to a lesser extent, in France, where the statutory minimum wage is high, the low-wage path is blocked, and firms have opted instead to invest more heavily in automation to raise productivity, improve product quality, and sustain higher wages. However, as Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World also shows, the European nations' higher level of inclusiveness is increasingly at risk. Exit options, both formal and informal, have emerged to give employers ways around national wage supports and collectively bargained agreements. For some jobs, such as room cleaners in hotels, stronger labor relations systems in Europe have not had much impact on the quality of work. Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World offers an analysis of low-wage work in Europe and the United States based on concrete, detailed, and systematic contrasts. Its revealing case studies not only provide a human context but also vividly remind us that the quality and incidence of low-wage work is more a matter of national choice than economic necessity and that government policies and business practices have inevitable consequences for the quality of workers' lives. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Case Studies of Job Quality in Advanced Economies |
| call center case study: Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing Xinheng Wang, Honghao Gao, Muddesar Iqbal, Geyong Min, 2019-08-18 This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications, and Worksharing, CollaborateCom 2019, held in London, UK, in August 2019. The 40 full papers, 8 short papers and 6 workshop presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 121 submissions. The papers reflect the conference sessions as follows: cloud, IoT and edge computing, collaborative IoT services and applications, artificial intelligence, software development, teleportation protocol and entanglement swapping, network based on the neural network, scheme based on blockchain and zero-knowledge proof in vehicle networking, software development. |
| call center case study: Tableau Strategies Ann Jackson, Luke Stanke, 2021-07-28 If you want to increase Tableau's value to your organization, this practical book has your back. Authors Ann Jackson and Luke Stanke guide data analysts through recipes for solving real-world analytics problems using Tableau. Starting with the basics and building toward advanced topics such as multidimensional analysis and user experience, you'll explore pragmatic and creative examples that you can apply to your own data. Staying competitive today requires the ability to quickly analyze, visualize, and make data-driven decisions. With this guide, data practitioners and leaders alike will learn strategies for building compelling and purposeful visualizations, dashboards, and data products. Every chapter contains the why behind the solution and the technical knowledge you need to make it work. Visualize different data types and tackle specific data challenges Create compelling data visualizations, dashboards, and data products Learn how to generate industry-specific analytics Use this book as a high-value on-the-job reference guide to Tableau Explore categorical and quantitative analysis and comparisons Understand geospatial, dynamic, and statistical and multivariate analysis Communicate the value of the Tableau platform to your team and to stakeholders. |
| call center case study: Business to Business Marketing Management Alan Zimmerman, Jim Blythe, 2017-09-25 Business to business markets are considerably more challenging than consumer markets and as such demand a more specific skillset from marketers. Buyers, with a responsibility to their company and specialist product knowledge, are more demanding than the average consumer. Given that the products themselves may be highly complex, this often requires a sophisticated buyer to understand them. Increasingly, B2B relationships are conducted within a global context. However all textbooks are region-specific despite this growing move towards global business relationships – except this one. This textbook takes a global viewpoint, with the help of an international author team and cases from across the globe. Other unique features of this insightful study include: placement of B2B in a strategic marketing setting; full discussion of strategy in a global setting including hypercompetition; full chapter on ethics and CSR early in the text; and detailed review of global B2B services marketing, trade shows, and market research. This new edition has been fully revised and updated with a full set of brand new case studies and features expanded sections on digital issues, CRM, and social media as well as personal selling. More selective, shorter, and easier to read than other B2B textbooks, this is ideal for introduction to B2B and shorter courses. Yet, it is comprehensive enough to cover all the aspects of B2B marketing any marketer needs, be they students or practitioners looking to improve their knowledge. |
| call center case study: Organizational Learning and Knowledge: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications Management Association, Information Resources, 2011-07-31 Organizational Learning and Knowledge: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications demonstrates exhaustively the many applications, issues, and techniques applied to the science of recording, categorizing, using and learning from the experiences and expertise acquired by the modern organization. A much needed collection, this multi-volume reference presents the theoretical foundations, research results, practical case studies, and future trends to both inform the decisions facing today's organizations and the establish fruitful organizational practices for the future. Practitioners, researchers, and academics involved in leading organizations of all types will find useful, grounded resources for navigating the ever-changing organizational landscape. |
| call center case study: Advances in Global Sourcing. Models, Governance, and Relationships Ilan Oshri, Julia Kotlarsky, Leslie P. Willcocks, 2013-09-12 This book contains 13 papers from the 7th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Val d’Isère, France, during March 11–14, 2013, which were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. They are based on a vast empirical base brought together by leading researchers in information systems, strategic management, and operations. This volume is intended for students, academics, and practitioners interested in research results and experiences on outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business processes. The topics discussed represent both client and supplier perspectives on sourcing of global services, combine theoretical and practical insights regarding challenges that both clients and vendors face, and include case studies from client and vendor organizations. |
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| call center case study: Encyclopedia of Case Study Research Albert J. Mills, Gabrielle Durepos, Elden Wiebe, 2009-10-21 Case study research has a long history within the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, dating back to the early 1920's. At first it was a useful way for researchers to make valid inferences from events outside the laboratory in ways consistent with the rigorous practices of investigation inside the lab. Over time, case study approaches garnered interest in multiple disciplines as scholars studied phenomena in context. Despite widespread use, case study research has received little attention among the literature on research strategies. The Encyclopedia of Case Study Research provides a compendium on the important methodological issues in conducting case study research and explores both the strengths and weaknesses of different paradigmatic approaches. These two volumes focus on the distinctive characteristics of case study research and its place within and alongside other research methodologies. Key Features Presents a definition of case study research that can be used in different fields of study Describes case study as a research strategy rather than as a single tool for decision making and inquiry Guides rather than dictates, readers' understanding and applications of case study research Includes a critical summary in each entry, which raises additional matters for reflection Makes case study relevant to researchers at various stages of their careers, across philosophic divides, and throughout diverse disciplines Key Themes Academic Disciplines Case Study Research Design Conceptual Issues Data Analysis Data Collection Methodological Approaches Theoretical Traditions Theory Development and Contributions From Case Study Research Types of Case Study Research |
| call center case study: IT STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ＴＨＥＯＲＹ by Strategic Case Study and Training TOMOHISA FUJII, 2014-06-14 By this book you can understand the IT skill for IT system engineer and IT system developer, IT project manager. The IT skill is the one which becomes the core competence and the advantage and the competitiveness of IT human resources and this book provides the skill and the knowledge of the empowerment which is indispensable to leap. It adopts the composition which aimed at this manual's arranging the case study of the appropriate theme everywhere to polish the skill of the practicing empowerment and attempting to strengthen the system-thinking power to think of personally in the approach. Moreover, it organizes an indispensable knowledge corner, and it takes up and it is introducing the basic knowledge which is indispensable for the reader who aims to grow as IT human resources in the communication ability and the basics of the bargaining ability, too. Here, let's introduce contents in each chapter. Chapter 1 the outside and the internal environment and the skill to surround IT human resources :you can clarify the road map and the skill of IT engineer. It explores about the needs of the company and BSC of IT engineer and the SWOT analysis, the excellence career path and IT skill, the self-innovation of IT engineer, the global standard of the becoming information-oriented. Chapter 2 exploring core competence in the becoming information-oriented process :you can understand the basics of the becoming information-oriented process. Almost, it clarifies project management ability. It sees in detail about the corresponding competence of the becoming information-oriented which consists of the management strategy planning and promotion process, the becoming information-oriented strategy planning and promotion process, systematization promotion process, operations management process. Chapter 3 exploring core competence with the ability axis :you can clear up the IT engineer ability to lead a system to the success. It introduces the seven diamond rule of the system-thinking at the ability axis of IT engineer and you can understand the illustration expressive power which is indispensable for IT engineer. Moreover, it explores about the embodiment of the information control power and the communication, the team working and the leadership, the bargaining ability and the client needs. Chapter 4 the practice of the core competence :you can practice the IT system design. Almost, it introduces the point of the operation management of the manufacture, the circulation, the sale and each administration genre which consists of physical distribution which designs after understanding the basic design of the IT system and the operation management including the systematic approach. Chapter 5 the mission :you can understand the mission of IT engineer.” It considers about the macro and the micro viewpoint, the power of the digital organization and the intangible assets, becoming information-oriented innovating of business management, the corporate culture and the conflict of the becoming information-oriented, the risk management and the becoming information-oriented. It expects that above composition can utilize as the initiation book of the empowerment in IT human resources. Author:Tomohisa Fujii < Contents > 1. The outside and the internal environment and the skill to surround IT human resources・・・8 It clarifies the road map and IT skill of IT engineer. The analysis of BSC, SWOT of the needs and IT engineer of the company 1.1 The analysis of BSC, SWOT of the needs and IT engineer of the company・・・9 ■Let’s analyze business management ability by the balance scorecard.・・・9 ■The basics of the SWOT analysis for IT engineer・・・14 1.2 The self-innovation for IT engineer・・・17 ■The self-innovation model who jumps to IT engineer・・・17 ■< Case study > Making the road map of the self・・・21 1.3 The global standard of the becoming information-oriented・・・22 ■ JNX of the e-commerce in the automotive industry・・・22 ■PMBOK・・・25 ■Rosetta Net・・・26 ■XML・・・28 ■CMM .・・・31 ■Seven emerald model・・・36 2. Let’s explore core competence in the becoming information-oriented process - it understands the basics of the becoming information-oriented process.・・・52 2.1 The project management ability・・・53 ■The ideal way of the skill management about the project・・・53 ■< Case study > The ideal way of the skill management about the project・・・53 ■To improve the productivity of the project・・・55 ■The mismatch of the project by thoroughgoing of the skill management.・・・58 ■Setting the evaluation axis of the project・・・63 ■The external environment and the evaluation by the viewpoint of the internal environment・・・65 2.2 The corresponding competence of the management strategy planning and promotion process・・・68 ■The building of a management strategy and a business model・・・68 ■The basic knowledge for the management strategy working-out・・・84 ■< Case study > The business model which aimed for the whole to be best by the design-data utilization・・・88 ■< Case study > The out-sourcing strategy which aimed to reform physical distribution・・・91 2.3 The corresponding competence of the becoming information-oriented strategy planning and promotion process・・・93 ■The IT solution strategy・・・93 ■IT solution and the managing viewpoint・・・95 ■The reviewing of IT investment by the net-present-value law・・・98 ■< Case study > The point of the Web system in the e-commerce・・・99 ■< Case study > The attention point in SFA introduction・・・103 ■< Case study > The attention point in CTI system introduction which cooperates with SFA・・・105 ■ < Case study > The point of the data warehouse introduction・・・108 2.4 The corresponding competence of the systematization promotion process・・・110 ■ < The case study > The practice of the management requirement by the groupware・・・113 ■Let’s understand the technique of the system development.・・・115 ■The test about the all kind approach system development process of the systematization・・・120 ■The basic point of the system switchgear・・・124 ■< Case study > The point of the cooperation of the ERP software package among the systems・・・128 2.5 The corresponding competence of the operations management process・・・130 ■The operations management process and the corresponding competence of the system・・・130 ■The performance and the failure management is the pivot of the operations management.・・・134 ■The mechanism of the soft back-up to have supported a system failure・・・137 ■< Case study > The way of thinking of the operations management in ASP・・・138 3. Let’s explores core competence with the ability axis.・・・139 It clears up the novel IT engineer ability to lead a system to the success. 3.1 The ability axis and the empowerment of IT engineer・・・140 ■Making an ability axis clear and empowerment's approaching・・・140 3.2 The seven diamond rule of the system-thinking・・・144 ■The structure and the approach of the system-thinking・・・144 ■Let’s think of the phenomenon by structure of the investing, the output ( Rule 1 ).・・・145 ■Let’s dig up the factor which relates to the phenomenon and making a grouping, the abstraction, its making a number a type ( Rule 2 )・・・149 ■Let’s see a phenomenon in the front and back of the negative aspect, the plus side ( Rule 3 ).・・・151 ■Let’s change and it simulates a parameter about the phenomenon ( Rule 4 )・・・.153 ■Let’s create an image by the illustration and it clarifies a shackle during the phenomenon, the relation of the cooperation ( Rule 5 ).・・・155 ■Let’s set a basic axis and a type and the simplification, the modeling, its making a phenomenon a deoxyribonucleic acid ( Rule 6 )・・・156 ■Let’s try the systematizing of the phenomenon, framework building by it ( Rule 7 ).･･･168 3.3 The information control power and the communication・・・160 ■The point of the communication ability・・・160 ■The knowledge management・・・163 3.4 The team working and the leadership・・・165 ■The forming of a communication and the show of the ability for the member to have・・・165 ■The accumulation body and the team working of the knowledge・・・167 3.5 The embodiment of the bargaining ability and the client needs・・・170 ■The basic point of the bargaining ability・・・170 ■When discipline bargaining ability・・・173 4. The practice of the core competence・・・175 The master of the operation management and the becoming information-oriented practice power of each field 4.1 BASIC design of the becoming information-oriented and the operation management・・・176 ■BASIC design of the operation management・・・176 ■The operation management and the organization・・・178 4.2 Let’s design the operation management of the manufacture management field.・・・183 ■Let’s master the basics of the production management system・・・185 4.3 To design the operation management of the distribution management field ・・・ 18７ ■The basic pattern and the POS system of the e-marketplace・・・187 4.4 To design the operation management of the marketing management field .・・・189 ■The operation management of the marketing management system・・・189 4.5 Let’s design the operation management of the physical distribution management field .・・・193 ■3PL(Third Party Logistics) which shows power in the physical distribution field･･･193 5. The mission・・・197 Let’s understand the mission of IT engineer. 5.1 The macro and the micro viewpoint・・・198 ■The macro about the business process and the micro viewpoint・・・198 ■The cash flow management and the becoming information-oriented・・・202 ■The macro about the project management and the micro viewpoint・・・206 5.2 The power of the digital organization and the intangible assets・・・208 ■The digital organization out of the in-house・・・208 ■The knowledge management and the intangible assets・・・211 ■The representative supply chain management of the digital organization (SCM)・・・213 ■The digital organization and the internal control・・・215 ■< Case study > The security securing in case of the Internet procurement?・・・217 5.3 Becoming information-oriented innovating of business management・・・219 ■Business management innovating approach・・・219 ■The show factor and the Web system of the business competitiveness・・・222 ■< Case study > The mechanism of the utilization of the information on the customer buying behaviour・・・224 5.4 The corporate culture and the conflict of the becoming information-oriented・・・226 ■The corporate culture becomes the brake of the becoming information-oriented, too.・・・226 5.5 The risk management and the becoming information-oriented・・・229 ■The approach by the attack of the patent ・・・229 ■The point of security compatible・・・233 ■The basics of the encryption technology・・・237 < Coffee break >: ■The ancient Greece philosophy and IT |
| call center case study: Industrial Cluster & Higher Education Mongkhonvanit Jomphong Mongkhonvanit, Jomphong Mongkhonvanit, 2010-08 With emphasis on economic growth since the mid twentieth century in which industrial and scientific revolutions played important roles in society, the priority of university and education has been shift to the contributor to knowledge, economy and innovation, as many argue that knowledge and skill becomes a key factor of production. As industrial clusters were emerged as a mean to improve competitiveness of industry in global and knowledge economy, this book is to investigate the roles of industrial clustering and roles of universities in development of industrial clusters and competitiveness. The seven chapters in this book feature frameworks and concepts, along with case studies in different regions and countries, to understand the dynamics and development of cooperation between industrial clusters and higher education to enhance national and regional competitiveness. |
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| call center case study: New Perspectives on Information Systems Development Hari Harindranath, W. Gregory Wojtkowski, Joze Zupancic, Duska Rosenberg, Wita Wojtkowski, Stanislaw Wrycza, John A.A. Sillince, 2012-12-06 This book is a result of the Tenth International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD2001) held at Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom, during September 5-7, 2001. ISD 2001 carries on the fine tradition established by the first Polish-Scandinavian Seminar on Current Trends in Information Systems Development Methodologies, held in Gdansk, Poland in 1988. Through the years, this seminar evolved into an International Conference on Information Systems Development. The Conference gives participants an opportunity to express ideas on the current state of the art in information systems development, and to discuss and exchange views on new methods, tools, applications as well as theory. In all, 55 papers were presented at ISD2001 organised into twelve tracks covering the following themes: Systems Analysis and Development, Modelling, Methodology, Database Systems, Collaborative Systems, Theory, Knowledge Management, Project Management, IS Education, Management issues, E-Commerce. and Technical Issues. We would like to thank all the contributing authors for making this book possible and for their participation in ISD200 1. We are grateful to our panel of paper reviewers for their help and support. We would also like to express our sincere thanks to Ceri Bowyer and Steve Brown for their unfailing support with organising ISD2001. |
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| call center case study: Networking - ICN 2001 Pascal Lorenz, 2001-06-27 This book constitutes, together with its compagnion LNCS 2093,the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference of Networking, ICN 2001, held in Colmar, France, June 2001. The 168 papers presentedn were carefully reviewed and selected from around 300 submissions. The proceedings offers topical sections on third and fourth generation, Internet, traffic control, mobile and wireless IP, differentiated services, GPRS and cellular networks, WDM and optical networks, differentiated and integrated services, wirless ATM multicast, real-time traffic, wireless, routing, traffic modeling and simulation, user applications, mobility management, TCP analysis, QoS, ad hoc networks, security, MPLS, switches, COBRA, mobile agents, ATM networks, voice over IP, active networks, video communiccations, and modelization. |
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