Performance analysis and optimization of inbound call centers

Table of Contents： 1 Introduction 1 (2) 2 Characterization of Inbound Call Centers 3 (18) 2.1 What is an Inbound Call Center? 3 (2) 2.2 Performance Measures and Objective 5 (7) Functions 2.2.1 Technical Performance Measures 5 (3) 2.2.2 Economic Performance Measures 8 (3) 2.2.3 Objective Functions for Operational 11 (1) Planning 2.3 Operational Personnel Planning in Inbound 12 (9) Call Centers 2.3.1 Main Tasks of Operational Personnel 12 (1) Planning 2.3.2 Call Forecasting 13 (2) 2.3.3 Weekly Personnel Scheduling 15 (7) 2.3.3.1 Current Planning Process in 15 (1) Practice 2.3.3.2 Agent Requirements Planning 16 (2) 2.3.3.3 Shift Scheduling and Rostering 18 (1) 2.3.3.4 A Simultaneous Planning Approach 19 (2) 3 Classification of Queueing Models of Inbound 21 (26) Call Centers 3.1 Characteristics of Queueing Models of 21 (1) Call Centers 3.2 Classification by Customers and Agents 22 (6) 3.2.1 Arrival Process 22 (1) 3.2.2 Waiting Behavior 23 (1) 3.2.3 Distribution of Service Time 24 (2) 3.2.4 Homogeneity of Customers and Agents 26 (2) 3.3 Routing Decisions in Call Centers 28 (4) 3.3.1 Overview 28 (1) 3.3.2 Customer Selection 29 (2) 3.3.3 Agent Selection 31 (1) 3.4 Limitation of the Waiting Room 32 (5) 3.5 Review of the Literature 37 (10) 3.5.1 Overview 37 (1) 3.5.2 Homogeneous Customers and Agents 37 (3) Homogeneous 3.5.3 Heterogeneous Customers and 40 (8) Heterogeneous Agents 3.5.3.1 Introduction of the M-Design 40 (1) 3.5.3.2 The M-Design with Priority-Based 40 (3) Routing Policies 3.5.3.3 Special Cases of the M-Design 43 (4) with Priority-Based Routing Policies 4 Queueing Models of Call Centers with 47 (50) Homogeneous Customers and Homogeneous Agents 4.1 Common Features 47 (1) 4.2 The M/M/c and M/M/c/K Queueing Models with Patient Customers 4Q 4 .2.l Description and Derivation of 48 (5) Performance Measures for the M/M/c/K Queueing Model 4.2.2 Description and Derivation of 53 (2) Performance Measures for the M/M/c/oo Queueing Model 4.2.3 Numerical Results 55 (19) 4.2.3.1 Impact of the Number of Trunks 55 (13) 4.2.3.2 Economies of Scale 6l 4.2.3.3 Impact of Talk Time 68 (2) 4.2.3.4 Optimal Number of Agents and 70 (4) Trunks in Large Call Center 4.3 An M/M/c/K Queueing Model with Impatient 74 (23) Customers 4.3.1 Model Description and Derivation of 74 (8) Performance Measures 4.3.2 Numerical Results 82 (15) 4.3.2.1 Impact of Customer Impatience: 82 (5) Reneging 4.3.2.2 Impact of Customer Impatience: 87 Balking 4.3.2.3 Impact of Customer Impatience: 80 (10) Depe

שנה

2012

שפה

English

הוצאה

Springer London, Limited

מהדורות

2

ISBN

9783642555060

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