Sun, Apr 25, 2010
FAA Looking For "Objectivity" In Evaluating Staffing Needs
The FAA has awarded a contract to Quintiq for Air Traffic
Control employee scheduling with the integrated Quintiq Workforce
Planning Solution. The Quintiq software will provide an objective
method for evaluating staffing required for safe and efficient
operations at the FAA's Air Traffic Control facilities. The
indefinite quantity contract, awarded for a period of nine and a
half years has a potential maximum value $17.6 million.
“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.”
Quintiq says its employee scheduling software will provide 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 company says 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.
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