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Roadmap to the e-Factory
both on-line computer technology via the Internet and “on-line” human
response via the telephone. Despite the innovation and improvement of com-
puter technology over the last few years, the flexibility and psychological reward
of having a person to talk to has not be supplanted. As a result, many companies
are using a combination of computer technology and people to provide a
comprehensive capability to answer telephone calls from their customers.
To be effective, a call center requires a variety of software. Automated
answering and routing software is now available from private branch exchange
(PBX) vendors. This is the software that provides the “push 1 if you want to
make new reservations, push 2 if you want to check ...