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Roadmap to the e-Factory
eliminated the use of paper copiers despite years of predictions that it would.
However, it is clear that Internet technology can and will augment and amplify
the value of call centers. For example, one practice today is for software
companies to provide customer service or technical service by phone to
customers who have a need to call for help. However, the service represen-
tative uses the same on-line Web site for technical and application information
that is available to the customer. The result is that the customer is helped by
having the service representative either interpret the Web site information or
help the customer navigate the Web site. The result is that the customer has
been briefly trained in how to use ...