Escalation Levels
L1
Agent
First Response
Trigger Conditions
New complaint, AI routes to dept, Customer calls IVR
SLA Target
30 min
Assigned To
Assigned Agent
Queue-based auto-assign
Queue-based auto-assign
Notifications
In-App
L2
Team Lead
Supervisory Review
Trigger Conditions
L1 SLA breach, Agent requests, Sentiment < -0.7, Customer requests manager
SLA Target
2 hrs
Assigned To
Department Team Lead
Shift Supervisor
Shift Supervisor
Notifications
Email
In-App
SMS
L3
Department
Head
Head
Critical Resolution
Trigger Conditions
L2 SLA breach, Critical keywords, Repeat 3+ times, VIP customer
SLA Target
4 hrs
Assigned To
Department Head
Quality Manager
Quality Manager
Notifications
Email
SMS
WhatsApp
L4
Executive
Final Escalation
Trigger Conditions
L3 SLA breach, Legal/PR risk, Social media, Threatens legal action
SLA Target
8 hrs
Assigned To
VP Operations
CEO Office
CEO Office
Notifications
Email
SMS
WhatsApp
In-App
AI-Powered Escalation Triggers
SMART
Negative Sentiment Auto-Escalation
IF sentiment score < -0.7
THEN escalate to L2
Repeat Complaint Detection
IF customer has 3+ complaints in 30 days
THEN escalate to L3
SLA Breach Auto-Escalation
IF current level SLA exceeded
THEN escalate to next level
High-Volume Outlet Alert
IF outlet receives 5+ complaints/hour
THEN escalate to L2 + notify manager
Critical Keyword Detection
IF complaint contains: safety, injury, legal, recall
THEN escalate to L3 immediately
Social Media Mention Escalation
IF complaint posted on social media
THEN escalate to L3 + notify PR
Department-Specific Escalation Status
Beverages Department Misconfiguration
Beverages department has no escalation mechanism configured. This was identified as a key challenge.
| Department | Escalation Active | Levels | Avg Resolution | SLA Compliance | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | Active | 4 | 2.5h | 89% | |
| Beverages | NOT CONFIGURED | 0 | N/A | 45% | |
| Ice Cream | Active | 3 | 1.8h | 94% | |
| Merchandise | Active | 2 | 3.1h | 78% | |
| E-commerce | Active | 4 | 2.2h | 85% | |
| Distributors | Active | 2 | 4.0h | 72% |