The Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, First International Conference on (QEST'04)
Performance Analysis and Optimization in Customer Contact Centers
Enschede, the Netherlands
September 27-September 30
ISBN: 0-7695-2185-1
We discuss performance models for telephone call center, or more generally, customer contact centers. These performance models are used for workforce planning. We discuss current practice, and discuss its weak points. Finally we discuss ways to plan better and put this also in the context of contact centers with multiple skills and communication channels.