Modeling and simulation of call centers.
Modeling and simulation of call centers.
In this review, we introduce key notions and describe the decision problems commonly encountered in call center management. Main themes are the central role of uncertainty throughout the decision hierarchy and the many operational complexities and relationships between decisions. We make connections to analytical models in the literature, emphasizing insights gained and model limitations.The high operational complexity and the prevalent uncertainty suggest that simulation modeling and simulation-based decision-making could have a central role in the management of call centers. We formulate some common decision problems and point to recently developed simulation-based solution techniques. We review recent work that supports modeling the primitive inputs to a call center and highlight call center modeling difficulties.
analytical model call center management call center modeling call center simulation, decision hierarchy, operational complexity, simulation modeling, simulation-based decision making, simulation-based solution technique
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Avramidis, A.N.
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Kuhl, M.E.
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Avramidis, A.N. and L'Ecuyer, P.
(2006)
Modeling and simulation of call centers.
Kuhl, M.E., Steiger, N.M., Armstrong,, F.B. and Joines, J.A.
(eds.)
2005 Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, United States.
04 Dec 2005.
.
(doi:10.1109/WSC.2005.1574247).
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Abstract
In this review, we introduce key notions and describe the decision problems commonly encountered in call center management. Main themes are the central role of uncertainty throughout the decision hierarchy and the many operational complexities and relationships between decisions. We make connections to analytical models in the literature, emphasizing insights gained and model limitations.The high operational complexity and the prevalent uncertainty suggest that simulation modeling and simulation-based decision-making could have a central role in the management of call centers. We formulate some common decision problems and point to recently developed simulation-based solution techniques. We review recent work that supports modeling the primitive inputs to a call center and highlight call center modeling difficulties.
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Published date: 23 January 2006
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2005 Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, United States, 2005-12-04 - 2005-12-04
Keywords:
analytical model call center management call center modeling call center simulation, decision hierarchy, operational complexity, simulation modeling, simulation-based decision making, simulation-based solution technique
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/55795
ISBN: 0780395190
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P. L'Ecuyer
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M.E. Kuhl
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N.M. Steiger
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F.B. Armstrong,
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J.A. Joines
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