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How many agents should be available if 300 calls of 60 seconds duration are received? I require that 85% of calls are answered within 30 seconds.

 

An example calculation

An example calculation

 

Click with your mouse on the radio button next to the Number of agents field. This indicates that this is the unknown quantity be calculated.
Enter the figure 300 into the Calls per hour edit box.
Enter the figure 60 into the Average duration edit box.
Enter the figures 85 and 30 into the Percentage answered edit boxes. Leave the Average delay edit box blank.
Press the Calculate button.

 

After a short time, the figure 7 will appear in the Number of agents field indicating that 7 agents are required to answer these calls if the performance criteria are to remain within those set and the assumptions of the Erlang C traffic model are met.