Staffing of time-varying queues using a geometric discrete time modelling approach
提出一种结合解析排队模型与迭代算法的快速人员配置方法，用于在呼叫中心等时变到达队列中实现稳定服务水平，比仿真方法更快、比行业标准解析方法更准。
Many queueing systems with time-dependent arrivals require time-dependent staffing to provide satisfactory service levels at reasonable cost. Feldman et al. (Manag Sci 54(2):324–338, 2008 ) proposed an iterative staffing algorithm designed to deliver time-stable performance in which successive iterations were evaluated via simulation experiments. In this paper we present and evaluate an analytical queueing model combined with an iterative staffing algorithm to be used for setting staffing levels to achieve time-stable performance in call centre type queues. Empirical results show that the method to be considerably faster than simulation based methods and considerably more accurate than the industry standard analytical methods.