Evaluating a Call Center Expansion Strategy
A call center manager is tasked with increasing the total number of customer calls handled per day. The center operates with a fixed number of 50 computer workstations. The manager's strategy is to hire 20 additional customer service agents, bringing the total number of agents to 70, without adding any new workstations. The agents will have to share the available computers.
Critically evaluate this strategy. Discuss the potential positive and negative impacts on the call center's overall productivity (total calls handled) and the average productivity per agent. Conclude with your judgment on the overall effectiveness of this approach.
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