12th April 2022

Written by Jonty Pearce
Can anyone please share the details.
Question asked by Deepak
There is a correlation but the maths is quite hard. It is called the Erlang formula.
See this link
It is easiest to see it in action using the Erlang Calculator
https://www.callcentretools.com/tools/erlang-calculator/
With thanks to Jonty
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Jonty Pearce walked into his first call centre in 1989 and has been hooked ever since. He founded Call Centre Helper in 1989.
He is an Engineering Graduate with a background in marketing and publishing. In 2020 he won the AOP Digital Publishing Award for The Best Use of Data.
He writes and speaks on a wide variety of subjects - particularly around forecasting and scheduling. His in depth knowledge of forecasting algorithms has earned him the nickname "Mr Erlang."
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