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Simulation is Better than Erlang

Erlang C -- Commonly used in software to determine the number of agents required for a given call volume. 'Erlang C' is a complex, but flawed, method for staffing.

ErlangC
A = traffic in Erlangs, N = servers (agents),
P(>0) = probability of delay,
P = probability of loss - Poisson formula

Erlang assumes:
  • Customers wait forever and never hang up.
  • All agents are able to take every call type.
  • Every call has the same priority in queue.