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Scenario 1—Typical Call Volume, Agents Call in Sick

What does this do to your service levels, and what should you do about it?

How many agents are required for 80% SL?

  1. Click WhatIf input.gif and set the value of Calls to 10 per minute.
  2. Click WhatIf input.gif and set the value of AHT to 300 seconds.
  3. Click WhatIf input.gif and set the value of SL to 80% in 20 seconds.
  4. Click Calculate. 57 agents are required for service level at 80%.

What is the effect on SL of 3 fewer agents?

  1. Click WhatIf input.gif and change the number of Agents from 57 to 54.
  2. Unpin SL.
  3. Click Calculate. SL% falls to 63.73%, below your minimum acceptable of 70%.

How many agents do you need from other queues?

  1. Unpin Agents.
  2. Click WhatIf input.gif and change the value of SL from 63.73 to 70.
  3. Click Calculate. The number of agents changes to 55, which is acceptable.

Result:

By moving just one agent from another queue, you could restore a service level of 70%.

This page was last edited on February 19, 2015, at 18:21.
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