The value of each percentage saved is enormous. Can you afford anything but the best?

Know what you get
To be able to benefit from optimization you need to make a trade-off between conflicting targets in a controlled way. How much can better roster quality or stability cost? How close to aircraft maintenance deadlines should you plan? How important are service level aspects, such as language qualifications, compared to stand-by patterns? The goal is to find a plan that is operational and uses your resources effectively. In order to do this you want to find out what is the most efficient trade-off between different resources. We call this possibility Target Mastery.

You can always change your mind
What is optimal today might not be optimal tomorrow. New agreements are negotiated, new bases opened, maintenance sites closed, seat configurations changed, timetables revised, the roster publication procedure changed, new fleets introduced, etc. The only thing you know for certain is that something will always change. With our modelling language, Rave, we provide you with the means to master changes in legality, quality and cost structure as an ongoing process. We call this flexibility Change Power.

Don't sub-optimize
Sometimes you may want to consider many resources in a simultaneous optimization process. Data from surrounding business processes can easily be integrated. This allows for a more holistic perspective when creating solutions. We call this opportunity Power Integration.




 

A graphical overview of our products and their role in the planning process.
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Product Overview
 

Planning is about being efficient and robust. Being efficient means using your resources optimally to meet the demands of production. Being robust means maintaining quality of the plan as changes occur.
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Planning
 

Once you have communicated your plan, you want to disturb the organization as little as possible. At the same time you still want to be receptive to changes in passenger demand.
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Change Management
 

Handling the operation means being prepared for the unexpected. You need to have decision support tools and be experienced to cope with changes.
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Operation
 

You want all your processes to be integrated, but you still want best of breed applications. You need to gradually become more integrated, step-by-step.
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Business Integration
 

In addition to best-of-breed application you need access to different levels of training, dedicated support, quality assurance and different types of consulting.
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Services & Support
 
 
  Target Mastery Change Power Power Integration  
Planning "With the optimizer I can make an accurate match of manpower supply and demand." "The feedback from the computer says that the most profitable rule change is allowing 10 minutes shorter meal break. That saves $20 million. It was actually a surprise for me." "Give me the most profitable flight re-timings with feasible crew and aircraft plans."  
Change Management "Upgrade to 747. Disrupt maximum 25 rosters, while minimizing costs." "There is no problem swapping aircraft again. The combined re-optimization for tails and crew provides a solution with feasible maintenance, legality and acceptable aircraft standby levels." "Our decisions to swap aircraft types are now based on accurate revenue estimates, crew cost estimates and aircraft operation expenses."  
Operation "I select the option with 1 cancellation and 9 delays." "I used to get a lot of irrelevant alerts and rule warnings. Now we've changed the Rave code so when I get an alert or rule warning, I know it's important." "Customer service is the main objective in recovery optimization, but we wouldn't be able to deliver without the optimizer making sure that we are crew and aircraft feasible."  
Examples of Target Mastery, Change Power and Power Integration