Bristowe wants to ensure customers are not on hold for longer than 2 minutes. She is debating hiring additional staff for this shift based on the available data. Additionally, Bristowe and PBHG will soon be featured in a national travel magazine with a circulation of over a million subscriptions. Bristowe is worried that the current operators may not be able to handle the increase in reservations. The projected increase for call distribution is represented in Table 3.
Table 3: Incoming Call Distribution
|
Time Between Calls (Minutes)
|
Probability |
|
1
|
0.26
|
|
2
|
0.27
|
|
3
|
0.24
|
|
4
|
0.14
|
|
5
|
0.11
|
|
6
|
0.06
|
Bristowe has asked for your advice in evaluating the current phone reservation system. Create a simulation model to investigate her concerns. Make recommendations about the reservation agents.