Quintiq Lands Contract with US FAA Worth up to $17.6 Million

WAYNE, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the air navigation service provider
(ANSP) responsible for controlling all airspace in the USA, 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.

Quintiq is a global supplier of advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain
optimization software solutions. This is an indefinite quantity contract,
awarded for a period of nine and a half years with a potential maximum value of
USD 17.6 million.

Choosing a proven leader

"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."

Employee scheduling across the planning lifecycle

The Quintiq employee scheduling software provides 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 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.

Joachim Arts, in charge of Marketing & Sales for Quintiq in North America,
added: "The selection of Quintiq by such a large organization as the FAA is the
strongest possible vote of confidence in our software. It proves that Quintiq
can deliver significant efficiency gains in large and complex organizations,
especially in the government sector. Leveraging our unmatched expertise and
experience, we will keep developing highly innovative scheduling applications
for other federal institutions, to help them contain and reduce costs and to
provide the much-needed efficiency improvements that government organizations
around the world are looking for."

Victor Allis, CEO at Quintiq, said: "The FAA agreement marks an important
milestone in our company growth. Our current customer base covers more than 30%
of the global airspace. The ANSP vertical is yet another market where Quintiq
has achieved leadership; we are committed to extending our market leading
position further in the coming years."

About FAA

The FAA's mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in
the world. The FAA's 48,000 employees operate the air traffic and navigation
system in the U.S., regulate civil aviation and airport safety, regulate
commercial space transportation and advance aviation safety globally.

About Quintiq

Quintiq provides advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain management
software solutions. This fast-growing company, established in 1997, offers and
implements software for planning and optimizing complex business processes
throughout the enterprise. The company`s headquarters are located in The
Netherlands, regional HQ in Philadelphia, USA and with subsidiaries in
Australia, China, Finland, Germany, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Quintiq
systems are implemented in 69 countries worldwide. More at www.quintiq.com

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Quintiq
Martijn van Gils, Global Marketing Director
Tel.: +31 (0)73 691 07 39
E-mail: martijn.van.gils@quintiq.com
or
Quintiq Inc.
Joachim Arts, VP Business Development
Tel: +1 610 964 8111
E-mail: joachim.arts@quintiq.com

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