Method and apparatus for anticipating and planning communication-center resources based on evaluation of events waiting in a communication center master queue
First Claim
1. A method executed by a computerized server operating within a communication center enhancing resource management for routing events, comprising steps of:
- (a) retrieving information concerning events to be routed from a routing engine, the information including at least nature and quantity of resources required by the events;
(b) retrieving information concerning instant state of the resources potentially available to service the events;
(c) processing the retrieved information from steps (a) and (b) by the server;
(d) based on the processing, recommending allocation of the resources by the server to best serve upcoming events to be routed; and
(e) repeating steps (a) through (d) periodically to allocate, re-allocate and manage the resources relative to the needs of events in near real time.
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Abstract
A software application for recommending workforce resource allocation in a communication center based on requirements of events represented in a communication-center queue has a first interface for accessing information from the queue; a second interface for accessing information from a data source about workforce availability and state information; a processing component for processing queue information and workforce information; and a message generation and delivery component for generating a workforce allocation recommendation based on processing results and sending the recommendation to a target entity. In a preferred embodiment, the application periodically accesses the queue and the data source to obtain the most recent information for processing and generates periodic recommendations based on real-time requirements of events and availability states of resources, the recommendations sent ahead of time before the resources are required.
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1. A method executed by a computerized server operating within a communication center enhancing resource management for routing events, comprising steps of:
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(a) retrieving information concerning events to be routed from a routing engine, the information including at least nature and quantity of resources required by the events; (b) retrieving information concerning instant state of the resources potentially available to service the events; (c) processing the retrieved information from steps (a) and (b) by the server; (d) based on the processing, recommending allocation of the resources by the server to best serve upcoming events to be routed; and (e) repeating steps (a) through (d) periodically to allocate, re-allocate and manage the resources relative to the needs of events in near real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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