Title :
Inbound and outbound calls assignment for an efficient call center
Author :
Chuchual, Panichapat ; Chongpravatisakul, Narissa ; Kusolmanomai, Teerasarn ; Komolavanij, Somrote
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage. Technol., Thammasat Univ., Pathum Thani, Thailand
Abstract :
This study aims to provide the solution for call center providers to overcome the problem of optimizing the call center´s efficiency, while ensuring satisfactory customer service. By formulating a simulation to represent call center model based optimization approach helps eliminating the cost of uncertainty that might occur when the call center model is actually applied to the real life situation. The simulation model is generated via Arenal2, and locates the separation of the agent´s obligation into 2 types: The first type is constructed as each agent will handle only inbound or outbound calls separately whereas the second is considered an agent needed to handle both inbound and outbound calls individually. The simulation model to discover the factor that affects the efficiency of the call center the most.
Keywords :
call centres; customer services; Arenal2 simulation model; call center model based optimization approach; call center providers; inbound call assignment; outbound call assignment; satisfactory customer service; Cost function; Customer service; Gallium nitride; Quality management; Queueing analysis; Scheduling; Statistical analysis; Steady-state; Technology management; Uncertainty; Call center; Inbound and outbound assignment;
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2010 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6485-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2010.5530196