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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...
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Using simulation to predict market behavior for outbound call centers
In the last few years, the call center industry has considerably grown especially the outbound call center area, such as telemarketing. The productivity of the call centers has si...
Paulo J. de Freitas Filho, Geovani Ferreira da Cru...
WSC
1998
13 years 6 months ago
Using Simulation in Call Centers
A company's call center is its most visible strategic weapon. It is a business battlefront where millions of dollars of products and services are purchased, sold, and traded....
Vivek Bapat, Eddie B. Pruitte Jr.
WSC
2001
13 years 6 months ago
Call center scheduling technology evaluation using simulation
Telemarketers, direct marketing agencies, collection agencies and others whose primary means of customer contact is via the telephone invest considerable sums of money to make the...
Sandeep Gulati, Scott A. Malcolm
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