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The
value of each percentage saved is enormous. Can you afford anything but
the best?
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.
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.
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.
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A graphical overview of our
products and their role in the planning process.
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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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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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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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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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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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Change Power
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Power Integration
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| Planning |
"With
the optimizer I can make an accurate match of manpower supply
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"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." |
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"Upgrade
to 747. Disrupt maximum 25 rosters, while minimizing costs."
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"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."
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"Our
decisions to swap aircraft types are now based on accurate revenue
estimates, crew cost estimates and aircraft operation expenses."
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| Operation |
"I
select the option with 1 cancellation and 9 delays."
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"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." |
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Examples of Target Mastery, Change Power and Power
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