TITLE

Key role of integration in call centers

AUTHOR(S)
Rappaport, David M.
PUB. DATE
July 1996
SOURCE
Business Communications Review;Jul96, Vol. 26 Issue 7, p44
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Focuses on the need of system integration in call centers. Importance of call centers in businesses; Fundamental difference between call centers; Operational excellence as focus of call centers; Issues associated with customer intimacy; Characteristic of a world-class call center; Call center technology components. INSET: Blending agents across inbound and outbound..
ACCESSION #
9611113646

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