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APSCC
2007
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
An Agent Scheduling Optimization for Call Centers
A suitable assignment of agents to handle the workload at a call center is not easy to fulfill because it requires a combinatorial optimization with large solution space and the n...
Chiaki Hishinuma, Masaaki Kanakubo, Takuma Goto
WSC
2008
13 years 7 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
MANSCI
2008
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13 years 4 months ago
Optimizing Call Center Staffing Using Simulation and Analytic Center Cutting-Plane Methods
We consider the problem of minimizing staffing costs in an inbound call center, while maintaining an acceptable level of service in multiple time periods. The problem is complicat...
Júlíus Atlason, Marina A. Epelman, S...
QEST
2006
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
Modeling and Optimization Problems in Contact Centers
We give a quick overview of some key issues in (quantitative) call center management: building realistic models, developing efficient tools to simulate these models, finding qui...
Pierre L'Ecuyer