Logistics and fulfilment → customer service and support
Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Process steps that hand work to each other.
Cross-industryRun by organizations in 28 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.
- Organizations running it
- 47
- Of their industry
- 0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
- ProcessLogistics and fulfilmentin 100% of instancesinformation
- PeopleCustomer service and supportin 100% of instances
Coloured arrows: a flow of that type seen between the two at instance organizations. Grey arrows: order only.
Structure
Element
Share of instances
Companies
Customer service and support
100%
47
Variant · where they differ
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.
Couplings · what comes together
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.
Entropy
Where it runs rough
Operating-reality findings at instance companies: workarounds, manual hand-offs, bottlenecks.
- Customer service and support16 findingsInformal channel 6 · Manual hand-off 5 · Bottleneck 2 · Tacit rule 2 · Dependency 1 · at 14 companies
- Sales14 findingsManual hand-off 7 · Dependency 4 · Informal channel 2 · Bottleneck 1 · at 13 companies
- Logistics and fulfilment13 findingsDependency 5 · Bottleneck 2 · Informal channel 2 · Tacit rule 2 · Manual hand-off 1 · Workaround 1 · at 11 companies
- Suppliers and partners11 findingsDependency 11 · at 11 companies
- Customer onboarding5 findingsDependency 3 · Manual hand-off 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 4 companies
- Pricing5 findingsTacit rule 3 · Manual hand-off 2 · at 5 companies
- Planning and scheduling4 findingsBottleneck 1 · Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · Workaround 1 · at 4 companies
- Hiring3 findingsDependency 2 · Informal channel 1 · at 3 companies
Seen across
Where it holds
Industries
Business model
- service11%
- subscription11%
- product9%
Size
- 1000+ people9%
- 11-50 people6%
- 501-1000 people6%
- 201-500 people4%
- 51-200 people4%
Region
- United States23%
- France13%
- Germany11%
- United Kingdom11%
- Austria4%
- North America4%
Instances
The 47 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.