A Practice-Oriented Overview of Call Center Workforce Planning

Ger M. Koole, Siqiao Li*

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Abstract

We give an overview of the practice and science of call center workforce planning, in which we evaluate the commonly used methods by their quality and the theory by its applicability. As such, this paper is useful for developers and consultants interested in the background and advanced methodology of workforce management and for researchers interested in practically relevant science.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)479-495
Number of pages17
JournalStochastic Systems
Volume13
Issue number4
Early online date4 Jul 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

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Keywords

  • call centers
  • forecasting
  • queueing models
  • workforce planning

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