Scaling and comparison of fluid limits of queues applied to call centers with time-varying parameters

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Tania Jiménez
Ger Koole
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[1] Universidad de los Andes,CESIMO
[2] Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,Department of Mathematics
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OR Spectrum | 2004年 / 26卷
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Call centers; Fluid limits; Economies of scale; Inhomogeneous Poisson processes;
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Temporary overload situations in queues can be approximated by fluid queues. We strengthen earlier results on the comparison of multi-server tandem systems with their fluid limits. At the same time we give conditions under which economies of scale hold. We apply the results to call centers.
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页码:413 / 422
页数:9
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