System Atlas

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
  1. Process
    Logistics and fulfilment
    in 100% of instances
    information
  2. People
    Customer service and support
    in 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
Core system of record
26%
12
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 findings
    Informal channel 6 · Manual hand-off 5 · Bottleneck 2 · Tacit rule 2 · Dependency 1 · at 14 companies
  • Sales14 findings
    Manual hand-off 7 · Dependency 4 · Informal channel 2 · Bottleneck 1 · at 13 companies
  • Logistics and fulfilment13 findings
    Dependency 5 · Bottleneck 2 · Informal channel 2 · Tacit rule 2 · Manual hand-off 1 · Workaround 1 · at 11 companies
  • Suppliers and partners11 findings
    Dependency 11 · at 11 companies
  • Customer onboarding5 findings
    Dependency 3 · Manual hand-off 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 4 companies
  • Pricing5 findings
    Tacit rule 3 · Manual hand-off 2 · at 5 companies
  • Planning and scheduling4 findings
    Bottleneck 1 · Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · Workaround 1 · at 4 companies
  • Hiring3 findings
    Dependency 2 · Informal channel 1 · at 3 companies
Seen across
Where it holds
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.