DocumentCode
2517341
Title
Routing heuristics for multi-skill call centers
Author
Koole, Ger ; Pot, Auke ; Talim, Jérôme
Author_Institution
Dept. of Math., Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
7-10 Dec. 2003
Firstpage
1813
Abstract
We give an approximation method for analyzing the performance of call centers with skill-based routing, for both blocking and delay systems. We use this method to determine optimal skill sets for call center employees.
Keywords
call centres; multiskilling; optimisation; personnel; scheduling; stochastic processes; telecommunication network routing; approximation method; blocking systems; call center performance analysis; delay systems; multiskill call center employees; skill-based routing heuristics; Approximation methods; Delay systems; Economics; Economies of scale; Gallium nitride; Mathematics; Routing; Switches; Systems engineering and theory; Telephony;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 Winter
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8131-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.2003.1261637
Filename
1261637
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