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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