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Outsourcing To India Losing Charm
India as a ‘plum outsourcing destination’ is losing its brand value thanks to deteriorating quality, substandard work, and increasing costs, according to a latest survey.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Contact Centers Maturing from Cost Center to Profit Center: Ready or Not?
Anyone who doubts the changing role of contact centers, need only to look at a single example. Six years ago, one of the top ten retail banks in the U.S. measured its customer service performance primarily by how much it cost to serve each customer—how long its agents spent on the phone, and how efficiently each of 36 call centers managed requests for their independently run business unit.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Offshore Outsourcing Cost Advantages To Disappear By 2027
Rising salaries and other cost increases in emerging markets such as India and China mean the financial advantages of outsourcing to such destinations will dry up in the next 20 years, according to a study.
Friday, 16 March 2007
How to Succeed With a Global Supply Chain
Those who buy from only lowest-cost vendors find themselves changing suppliers all the time, which means origin points for materials are constantly in a state of flux. This complicates supply chain logistics and can produce extra freight costs that exceed the savings from buying from the cheapest vendor.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
Eliminating the Contact Center Outsourcing Black Hole
For operations of all sizes, there are benefits in outsourcing contact center needs. Whether it is seasonal agents that aid in call spikes or the outsourcing of an entire operations call center needs, the efficiency improvements and cost savings that can come from outsourcing have allowed it to remain a viable solution that meets organizations customer needs.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
Trends In Outsourcing
Research shows that contact center outsourcing vendors are struggling to adapt to industry-specific solutions for both new and established clients.
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
Outsourcing Customer Service Offshore Can Backfire
I always giggle when I see the decision by some large company to outsource customer service jobs or even technical support positions to overseas call centers.
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
Survey Finds Innovation Drives Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction is a goal of any company looking to succeed and gain advantage in the marketplace. It is through the satisfaction a customer receives with their products and or service offerings that a business gains 'key', loyal customers and is able to thrive in the marketplace.
Monday, 12 March 2007
Emphasizing the “C” in CRM: Ingredients for Customer Service Success
A fundamental goal of CRM is to improve long-term growth and profitability through a superior understanding of customer behavior. Here, CRM examines all aspects of the interactions a company has with its customers and involves the implementation of methodologies and technology to help an enterprise manage its customer relationships in an organized way.
Friday, 09 March 2007
Managing Home-Based Contact Center Agents
High-technology and competitive-staffing strategies have made at-home contact centers a reality. Now agents are able to log on and handle customer calls, emails, and chats in the convenience of their own home.
Friday, 02 March 2007


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