Carmen's core business and strength is developing and implementing resource optimization software and services to help airlines and railways improve their profitability.

We strive to continually learn, support and if necessary challenge to establish a unique and sustainable competitive position for our clients and Carmen.

Balancing the three major value drivers: Payload, Fleet and Crew resources is the core of any transport company. To produce the most cost-efficient transportation, balancing the tradeoffs between stability, predictability and flexibility plays a major part in achieving profitability. This applies whether you are a low-cost, hub and spoke, point-to-point or full service airline or railway.

The key success factors for Carmen in supporting clients and the airline and rail industries towards sustainable profitability are:

• Optimization quality: to continuously deliver more dollar value than any competing solution



• Speed: solving larger operational problems in less time than any other available solution



• Flexibility: the use of Carmen Rave to get in control of the big changes needed by the industry.



• Integration: integrating all key resources: passengers, aircraft and crew in solutions.

A big part of our commitment to help our clients obtain these goals is through our focus, ongoing R&D and continuous co-operative work with clients, universities and academic and commercial partners.

During September, Carmen's Annual Users Conference was jointly hosted by SAS in Copenhagen, Denmark. Valuable discussions and feedback were generated through many of the new emerging ideas and technologies being developed and implemented in close co-operation between Carmen and our clients.

Our focus continues with the air and rail industry. We see ourselves though, in the long-term vision, committed to being a key player in reducing resource waste in any area where optimization matters.

Per Norén
Chief Executive Officer

"To produce the most cost-efficient transportation, balancing the tradeoffs between stability, predictability and flexibility plays a major part in achieving profitability."