Meter readings and instalment changes land in the same queue, and both are sorted by hand.
The inbox mixes emails, portal messages and scanned letters in a single queue. Every message is opened, matched to a request type, linked to its contract account via the customer number and then moved to the right queue. Only then does the actual reply begin, and everyone on the team writes it differently.
480messages a dayEmails, portal messages and scanned letters all flow into one queue.
9request typesFrom meter readings to instalment changes, each one goes to a different queue.
2 minutesper assignmentOpen it, look up the customer number, find the contract account, pick the queue.
16 hoursof routing a dayThe total appears in no plan, yet the team spends it every single day.
At eight o'clock the early shift opens a queue in which every message is already linked to its contract account, and the 16 hours of routing shrink by up to 70%.
The reduction of up to 70% in routing effort is this agent's headline figure. The volume, request types and minutes per assignment describe a typical day in a utility's customer service; they are illustrative, not measured.