Support volume was scaling faster than headcount. Two of their five agents spent 80% of their time answering questions that shouldn't need a human. Then they automated it.
Support volume was scaling faster than headcount. Agents were drowning in repetitive tickets — tracking numbers, delivery windows, "where's my order" — while more complex issues sat in queue. Two of their five agents spent 80% of their time on questions that shouldn't need a human. They were advertising for a third hire.
The real cost wasn't the hire — it was the distraction. Senior agents were fielding basic "where's my package" requests between customer calls, context-switching constantly, and reporting higher frustration levels than ever. The CRM showed a growing backlog and a customer satisfaction score trending in the wrong direction.
OpsForge deployed an AI chatbot trained on their FAQ, dispatch logs, and tracking system — not generic logistics info, but Vertex's actual data. Tier-1 triage was automated: common questions answered instantly with real-time tracking data pulled directly from their system, complex issues routed to the right agent with full context already attached.
Escalation thresholds were set conservatively. The chatbot errs on the side of human handoff — no customer gets a generic "please hold" message when they're actually frustrated about a delayed shipment. The system learns from escalations, improving its routing accuracy week over week.
Before OpsForge, we had one person full-time just answering the same five questions. Now the chatbot handles those and routes everything else correctly. We reallocated that headcount within the first month. No one was let go — we moved people to client-facing roles where they actually add value. The ROI was obvious within the first quarter.
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