AI-Powered Customer Support Ticket Routing

Intelligent ticket routing system that automatically categorizes and assigns customer support requests to the most qualified agents, reducing response times and improving customer satisfaction.

Date: November 8, 2024
Category: Customer Service Automation
Client: SaaS Platform

The Challenge

A growing SaaS platform was receiving 1,000+ support tickets daily with manual routing causing delays and misassigned tickets. Customers experienced long wait times and agents were overwhelmed with irrelevant requests.

They needed an intelligent system to automatically categorize tickets by urgency and expertise required, ensuring customers get help from the right specialist quickly.

Key Challenges:

  • Manual ticket routing causing 4+ hour delays
  • Misassigned tickets requiring multiple transfers
  • No priority classification for urgent issues
  • Uneven workload distribution among agents
  • Poor visibility into team performance metrics
-70%
Response Time
+60%
First Contact Resolution
95%
Routing Accuracy

Our Solution

AI Classification

Implemented natural language processing to automatically categorize tickets by issue type, urgency level, and required expertise area.

Smart Assignment

Built intelligent routing algorithm that matches tickets to agents based on skills, availability, and current workload for optimal distribution.

Priority Detection

Created automated priority scoring system that identifies critical issues and escalates them immediately to senior support specialists.

Performance Analytics

Developed comprehensive dashboard tracking response times, resolution rates, and customer satisfaction scores for continuous improvement.

Results & Impact

Faster Response Times

Reduced average response time from 4 hours to 1.2 hours, improving customer satisfaction scores by 40%.

Higher Resolution Rates

Increased first contact resolution by 60% through accurate routing to specialized agents with relevant expertise.

Improved Efficiency

Achieved 95% routing accuracy, eliminating ticket transfers and reducing agent workload by 30%.

Cost Optimization

Reduced support costs by $200K annually while handling 50% more tickets with the same team size.