Thomas Cook Deploys Cloud-Based NICE Workforce Management Solution to Centralize Forecasting and Scheduling for Better Customer Experience

RA'ANANA, Israel, April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

NICE  Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced that Thomas Cook has migrated its NICE Workforce Management (WFM) solution to the cloud. This deployment model provides greater flexibility and lower total cost of ownership, and is helping Thomas Cook be more responsive and competitive.

Thomas Cook has been using NICE's on-premise WFM solution for nine years. The migration to the cloud gives the company a single view across its UK-based operation, enabling it to more efficiently forecast and schedule agents across all of its contact centers and retail stores. With NICE IEX WFM deployed in both contact centers and retail locations, the organization can take advantage of the availability of retail staff to support the contact center - routing calls to individuals with the right skills and knowledge to handle customer queries.

The NICE solution offers:

• Transparency - Forecasting and scheduling take into consideration multiple factors like skill types, contact channels, departments, etc.
• Insight - Contact center and store managers gain real-time visibility into service queues and employee adherence to shifts and can take immediate action when necessary.
• Motivation - Employees own their own schedules and can easily request time off or trade shifts.

Martin West, Head of Central Operations Support, Thomas Cook UK & Ireland 

"Following many years of success with NICE's Workforce Management solution, we decided to move our operations to the cloud in order to accommodate our growing business needs, which includes a multi-channel service operation. This has also given us the opportunity to centralize our customer-facing operations, which will help us achieve greater operational efficiency, better service, and reduced costs."

Benny Einhorn, President, NICE EMEA 

"Our WFM offering continues to evolve to meet the needs of leading companies like Thomas Cook - providing them the necessary deployment flexibility to effectively meet customer demands across touch points. With this cloud deployment, the company has a clear, organization-wide view into the forecasting and scheduling of staff, while at the same time retail personnel have ownership over their schedules. We're proud of our partnership with Thomas Cook which provides an excellent example of how a company can deliver outstanding customer service through employee engagement."

About Thomas Cook 

Thomas Cook Group plc is one of the world's leading leisure travel groups with sales of over £9 billion and more than 20 million customers in the year ended 30 September 2013. Thomas Cook is supported by c27,000 employees and operates from 17 countries; it is number one or two in all its core markets. Thomas Cook Group plc's shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange (TCG).

About NICE  Systems 

NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) is the worldwide leading provider of software solutions that enable organizations to take the next best action in order to improve customer experience and business results, ensure compliance, fight financial crime, and safeguard people and assets. NICE's solutions empower organizations to capture, analyze, and apply, in real time, insights from both structured and unstructured Big Data. This data comes from multiple sources, including phone calls, mobile apps, emails, chat, social media, video, and transactions. NICE solutions are used by over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 80 of the Fortune 100 companies. http://www.nice.com.

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