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WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
A simulation based scheduling model for call centers with uncertain arrival rates
In this paper we develop a two stage algorithm for scheduling call centers with strict SLAs and arrival rate uncertainty. The first cut schedule can be developed in less than a mi...
Thomas R. Robbins, Terry P. Harrison
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Partial cross training in call centers with uncertain arrivals and global service level agreements
Inbound call center operations are challenging to manage; there is considerable uncertainty in estimates of arrival rates, and the operation is often subject to strict service lev...
Thomas R. Robbins, Terry P. Harrison, Deborah J. M...
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Speeding up call center simulation and optimization by Markov chain uniformization
Staffing and scheduling optimization in large multiskill call centers is time-consuming, mainly because it requires lengthy simulations to evaluate performance measures and their ...
Eric Buist, Wyean Chan, Pierre L'Ecuyer
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
A model for contact center analysis and simulation
In this paper we depart from a set of simple assumptions regarding the behavior of a pool of customers associated with an enterprise’s contact center. We assume that the pool of...
Juan M. Huerta
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Enhanced Bandwidth-Delay Based Routing Algorithm for a packet-switched virtual call centre environment
Traditionally call centres were based on circuit-switched systems. But with the advancement of communication technologies, call centres have shifted to packet-switched systems. Th...
Akinbola Adetunji, Hadi Larijani