香港大学商学院周永频教授学术讲座 2013-05-13 讲座题目:Parametric Stochastic Programming Models for Call-Center Workforce Scheduling报 告 人:香港大学商学院周永频教授时 间:2013年5月15日(星期三)下午3:00-4:30地 点:tyc234cc 太阳成集团辅楼333教室AbstractWe develop and test an integrated forecasting and stochastic programming approach to workforce management in call centers. We first demonstrate that parametric forecasts can be used to drive stochastic programs whose results are stable with relatively small numbers of scenarios. We then extend our approach to include forecast updates and two-stage stochastic programs with recourse and provide a general modeling framework for which recent, related models are special cases. In our formulations, the inclusion of multiple arrival-rate scenarios allows the call centers to meet long-run average QoS targets, while the use of recourse actions help them to lower long-run average costs. Experiments with two large sets of call-center data highlight the complementary nature of these elements. 周永频教授简介:周永频从美国宾夕法尼亚大学的沃顿商学院获得了管理科学与应用经济学的硕士和博士学位。此前他从美国约翰霍普金斯大学获得数学硕士学位。自2007年起周永频在美国华盛顿大学商学院任副教授,终身教职。自2012年起周永频还在香港大学商学院任教授职。周永频教授的研究兴趣主要是在服务领域的业务管理。他的研究领域包括随机生产和服务能力的设计和分配,服务质量对客户的终生价值的影响,供应链管理,和收入管理。另外,周永频教授的研究也涉及运行管理和市场营销之间的接口领域和运行管理和信息系统之间的接口领域。他的研究结果被广泛地在国际一流科研杂志上发表,包括Operations Research, Management Science, Marketing Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM), IIE Transactions, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, and Queueing Systems。目前,周永频担任Management Science, Operations Research和M&SOM这三份国际一流科研杂志的副主编。周永频还被美国国家科学基金授予年青学者学术生涯奖。