The problem
A micro e-commerce company with 8 employees was handling customer communication manually while also managing logistics, packaging, and order processing. As orders and inquiries increased, response times became too slow and routine questions interrupted daily operations.
The solution
An AI chatbot was deployed on the e-commerce support workflow to answer frequent questions, retrieve order and delivery information, use product and inventory data, and escalate complex cases to employees. The implementation used conversational AI, knowledge-base expansion, customer-service automation, and human oversight so the chatbot could handle simple requests while staff remained responsible for ambiguous or sensitive situations.
Key results
- 118 → 64 minAverage response time
- 74.2%Average inquiries handled by the chatbot
- 3.73 → 4.27Average customer satisfaction score
- Routine questions about delivery, returns, product variants, payments, and discount codes automated