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Quintiq Lands Contract With US FAA Worth up to $17.6 Million
WAYNE, Pennsylvania, April 21/ PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
navigation service provider (ANSP) responsible for controlling all airspace
in the USA, has awarded a contract to Quintiq for Air Traffic Control
employee scheduling with the integrated Quintiq Workforce Planning Solution
software will provide an objective method for evaluating staffing required
for safe and efficient operations at the FAA's Air Traffic Control
facilities.
Quintiq is a global supplier of advanced planning, scheduling and
supply chain optimization software solutions. This is an indefinite
quantity contract, awarded for a period of nine and a half years with a
potential maximum value of USD 17.6 million.
Choosing a proven leader
"The FAA selected Quintiq because of its proven market leadership in
providing employee scheduling software for complex environments," states
Victor Allis, CEO at Quintiq. "Our extensive experience in the air traffic
control industry and ability to deliver best practices around workforce
optimization for air traffic control organizations were key to the FAA's
decision to utilize Quintiq software."
Employee scheduling across the planning lifecycle
The Quintiq employee scheduling software provides FAA managers with an
optimal software solution over the full scheduling horizon. Advanced
optimization engines and extensive "what-if" capabilities will improve the
FAA's long-term workforce planning; using what-if scenarios, managers will
be able to experiment with resource allocation options and make more
informed decisions with the goal of optimizing staffing levels while
continuing to ensure safe and efficient operations.
In addition, the Quintiq "off-the-shelf" system has many advanced
capabilities that the FAA may utilize to manage annual leave planning,
efficiently create shift plans, allocate shifts to individual employees,
and support short-term absenteeism management (sick leave, short-term leave
). The software supports a range of self-service concepts for employees,
such as swapping shifts with colleagues and requesting leave, by helping
managers evaluate the feasibility and implications of each request.
Joachim Arts, in charge of Marketing & Sales for Quintiq in North
America, added: "The selection of Quintiq by such a large organization as
the FAA is the strongest possible vote of confidence in our software. It
proves that Quintiq can deliver significant efficiency gains in large and
complex organizations, especially in the government sector. Leveraging our
unmatched expertise and experience, we will keep developing highly
innovative scheduling applications for other federal institutions, to help
them contain and reduce costs and to provide the much-needed efficiency
improvements that government organizations around the world are looking for."
Victor Allis, CEO at Quintiq, said: "The FAA agreement marks an
important milestone in our company growth. Our current customer base covers
more than 30% of the global airspace. The ANSP vertical is yet another
market where Quintiq has achieved leadership; we are committed to extending
our market leading position further in the coming years."
About FAA
The FAA's mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace
system in the world. The FAA's 48,000 employees operate the air traffic and
navigation system in the U.S., regulate civil aviation and airport safety,
regulate commercial space transportation and advance aviation safety
globally.
About Quintiq
Quintiq provides advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain
management software solutions. This fast-growing company, established in
1997, offers and implements software for planning and optimizing complex
business processes throughout the enterprise. The company's headquarters
are located in The Netherlands, regional HQ in Philadelphia, USA and with
subsidiaries in Australia, China, Finland, Germany, Malaysia and the United
Kingdom. Quintiq systems are implemented in 69 countries worldwide. More at
SOURCE: Quintiq Applications B.V.
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