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Use Case

Conversational Service Agent

AI agent handles order, returns and product Qs end-to-end with human handoff.

Pilot
Value chainCustomer ServiceObjectiveReduce CostAI typeAgentKPIContacts deflected 38%Value£420KFeasibilityHigh
Dependencies
Order, Returns, Catalog APIs
Feasibility
High — based on current data & integration readiness
Recommendation
🔬 Pilot — extend to voice channel

AI deployment flow

How signal turns into outcome for this use case.

Insight
Deflect repetitive contacts with an AI service agent
Business Objective
Reduce Cost
Data Required
Customer, Product, Sales, Order, Service, Knowledge
AI
Agent — Conversational Service Agent
Decision
KPI: Contacts deflected 38%
Action
Contact centre, Chat, Voice
Outcome
£420K value

Business outcomes

  • Primary KPIContacts deflected 38%
  • Estimated annual value£420K
  • Strategic objectiveReduce Cost
  • Value chain stageCustomer Service

Type of AI

AgentAutonomous decisioning that takes action across systems within guardrails.

Action surfaces

Contact centre, Chat, Voice

Data sources required

Unified domains powering this use case via Xfuze.

Customer
Customer

Unified golden record of every known shopper across channels, identities and households.

Typical sources
CDPCRMLoyaltyEcommercePOS
Product
Product

Master catalogue, attributes, hierarchies, imagery and rich content across all channels.

Typical sources
PIMDAMERPSupplier feeds
Sales
Sales & Commerce

Every transaction line across stores, web, marketplace and wholesale — the canonical ledger.

Typical sources
POSEcommerceMarketplacesOMS
Order
Sales & Commerce

Fulfilment lifecycle of every order — promised dates, allocations, splits and exceptions.

Typical sources
OMSWMSTMSCarrier APIs
Service
Service

Contact-centre interactions, tickets, transcripts and CSAT across voice, chat and email.

Typical sources
ZendeskSalesforce ServiceGenesysIntercom
Knowledge
Service

Policies, SOPs, product knowledge and FAQs — the corpus that grounds AI assistants.

Typical sources
ConfluenceSharePointCMSPIM

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