TACTICAL SCHEDULE OPTIMIZATION

Schedule optimization never ends. In a dynamic market place even minor details affect profits. Schedule Consult provides a thorough network check-up.

With Tactical Schedule Optimization, we deploy experience, professional creativity and state-of-the-art resources to fine-tune the schedule for optimal profits. 

• OPTIMAL FLEET UTILIZATION: Maximum efficiency of the most capital intensive resource. Also affects efficiency of crew maintenance, airport  facilities, etc. Effective safeguards for Schedule Robustness.
  
• RATIONALLY ALLOCATED CAPACITIES: Optimal of market-capacity combinations after keen trade-off of peak and shoulder demands. Minimum costs of empty seats in periods of low demand versus the revenue loss of saying "no" at market highs.
• COMPETITIVE FREQUENCY, TIMING : Clear view of the competitive impact of the product offer. Sustainable frequency level, comprehensive trade-off between optimal commercial timing and network efficiency. 
• STRONG COMMERCIAL SYNERGIES : Optimal use of the possibilities in the network architecture to maximize the market impact of each flight.. 
• READY-TO-IMPLEMENT SCHEDULE: Comprehensive schedule, tweaked to cut all unnecessary cost corners and maximize revenues.
  

Tactical Schedule Optimization is most effective after a thorough Profit Screening and when based on a solid Network Architecture.

THE STEPS OF THE TACTICAL SCHEDULE DESIGN

Tactical Schedule Design unfolds in four steps:

1- ORIENTATION ON REQUIREMENTS

2- ALLOCATION WITHIN ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK

3- FINE-TUNING ROUNDS

4- RECOMMENDATION

For the final trade-offs it is important to see schedule options in their full network context. Only then all consequences will be visible. Schedule Consult has extensively streamlined the compare of scenarios, which enables a swift, thorough and objective compare.

The process builds on close interaction with company professionals, to ensure full insight in consequences of changes as well as to keep them in the loop. Together with data modelling and analysis of commercial factors, this is one of the purposes of the orientation.

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OPTIMIZATION TOOLS & METHODS

Schedule Consult features a unique combination of specialist scheduling expertise and knowledge about operations research optimization techniques. Therefor we carry a unmatched range of in-house methods and tools, that support in developing the sharpest schedules.

Examples are :
- The optimization of fleet rotations and capacities is supported by the Fleet Utilization Optimizer.
- The profitability of fleet lines as well as the optimal number of aircraft are determined bij the Weakest Fleet Line model.
- The OMP Strategy format and the Citypair Generator provide feed-back on the commercial impact and optimal departure times.
- The Punctuality Buffer Planner helps to optimize Schedule Robustness.

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THRU TIME 

Thru time of the Tactical Schedule Optimization is 2-4 weeks, depending on airline size and availability of company information.

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PROJECT OPTIONS

Tactical Schedule Optimization with us results in the most profitable schedule. If the fleet composition is subject of discusion it can be included in the equation with Fleet Type Mining, which produces the optimal types to operate the chosen schedules.

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