Modeling a phone center: Analysis of a multichannel, multiresource processor shared loss system

Modeling a phone center: Analysis of a multichannel, multiresource processor shared loss system

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Article ID: iaor20031845
Country: United States
Volume: 47
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 324
End Page Number: 336
Publication Date: Feb 2001
Journal: Management Science
Authors: ,
Keywords: call centres
Abstract:

This paper presents a model for the study of operations at an inbound call center. The call center is modeled as a multiclass processor shared loss system, where the interacting effects of human, telecommunication, and information technology resources are explicitly incorporated. Product form solutions and approximations for this type of system are provided along with expressions for performance measures like blocking and reneging. Some structural properties of system throughput are analyzed in an effort to pave the way for future optimization studies dealing with the design and management of phone centers.

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