Question: A tech support company based in Switzerland has established a global service center with technicians based in China with a strong technical talent pool and

A tech support company based in Switzerland has established a global service center with technicians based in China with a strong technical talent pool and competitive wages. These technicians remotely troubleshoot customer issues. On average, resolving a customer issue takes 20 minutes. The company maintains a team of 4 technicians available at any given time. Customer support tickets arrive every 5 minutes on average, with some variation (standard deviation of 5 minutes). When a technician becomes available, they are assigned the next ticket. The company charges the customer CHF 50 for the support session and pays the technician CHF 25 for resolving the issue, resulting in a CHF 25 profit. However, if all technicians are occupied, the company has to redirect the issue to a local technician within the company. While the customer receives the needed support, the company incurs the full cost of CHF 50 for the local technician's time and makes no profit on that interaction.
Question 1:
What is the probability of a customers issue being addressed by a technician in China? (Round to four decimal places)
Question 2:
What would be the additional revenue per hour obtained if the company managed to have 10 technicians in China on duty at any given time? (Round to the nearest integer)
Answer in CHF/hour
Question 3:
What would be the additional profit per hour if the company managed to have 10 technicians in China on duty at any given time? (Round to the nearest integer)
Answer in CHF/hour

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