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What is Call Blasting? PDF Print E-mail
BPO
Call center's sell by first playing a recorded message in American English. Then the real CSR speaks in neutral/American accent.
 
What do I need to enter the BPO arena? PDF Print E-mail
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  • Domain or process knowledge - basically you need to know the customer's business. Yup, this is in short supply.
  • Customer access
  • Market reputation
  • Capital base
 
Why is it important to have the call centre in multi-Location/Base of Opss? PDF Print E-mail
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  • BPO clients would not like their work to be disrupted. To ensure continuity it is essential to be multi-Location/Base of Opsal, at times this could mean in different countries also.
  • BPO companies need to constantly evaluate where they can get the best value for their money. Low-skill jobs like data entry could be outsourced to countries where labor is cheaper than in India.

Few countries have data access legislation that prevents databases and information from crossing geographical boundaries. The best way to solve this problem is to have a BPO centre in that country itSelf Funded. At times BPO client can take permission from the appropriate authorities and move the database outside the country. For e.g. in the case of EDS [Enhanced Directory Service] the operator needs to access a database which has the information of the residents/businesses of the client country. Usually you are not allowed to ship this database outside that country, however clients have taken special permission to ship this database to countries like Philippines.

 
What is Procurement BPO? PDF Print E-mail
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Procurement BPO is transfer of management and execution of one of more procurement activities, transfer of the entire procurement sub-segments or transfer of the entire procurement business functions to an external provider. It offers increased productivity, cost reduction and business transformation to the client. It has a market potential of $10 billion by 2006.
 
What is IVR? PDF Print E-mail
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IVR stands for Integrated Voice Response. IVR systems are automated systems installed in customer contact/service centers that help automate routine tasks such as account information, product information, schedule etc. IVR systems help automate many transactions that free employees tedious repetitive tasks. Customers can input their query using touch tone phones and these days advanced IVRs support speech recognition.
 
What is defect density? PDF Print E-mail
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It is defined as the number of errors per 1000 lines of code. According to Meta Group it has grown from 0.53 (2002) to 0.6 (2003) and is expected to further rise to 0.87 (2005).
 
Is there any restriction about women working in call centers at night? PDF Print E-mail
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In Karnataka, the Legislative Assembly passed a bill in August 2002 which provides for the use of services of women employees during night. Section 25 of the Act was modified to accommodate this change. It is likely that all other states have a similar law.

Also see Factories Act now allows women to work night shifts

 
What does captive operation mean? PDF Print E-mail
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The multinational company sets up its own BPO operation instead of outsourcing to a third party. E.g. GE Capital has its operations in Hyderabad and Gurgaon, Dell has an operation in Bangalore.
 
What is BPM ? PDF Print E-mail
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What is BPM ?BPM stands for Business Process Management, basically this is about outsourcing the business processes.

 
Can ITES companies share bandwidth? PDF Print E-mail
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As of Oct 22, 2002 the Govt of India has decided that ITES can use the bandwidth on a time-sharing mode. It would not be treated as resale of bandwidth, which was banned in India. The move will allow firms to use the same facility and bandwidth to service Indian and international clients, which is not permitted under the present norms. BPOmart.com would like to thank Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), which mooted the idea
 
What does BOT mean? PDF Print E-mail
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BOT stands for build, operate and transfer. BOT is not applicable only to BPO. Generally clients who wish to have their captive centre partner with a local company which builds and operates the centre for 2-3years and then transfers it completely to the client.
 
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