Optimal Scheduling in a Question-Answering Forum of Knowledge Workers
A new paper explores optimal scheduling strategies for question-answering forums staffed by paid knowledge workers. The research models these forums as queuing systems, calculating the capacity for handling requests while maintaining stability. It also investigates schedulers that can assign requests to experts based on their topic expertise and explores the potential for increased capacity through expert collaboration. AI
IMPACT This research could inform the development of more efficient AI-powered customer support or information retrieval systems.