Ad Opt
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| Founded | 1987 |
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| Founder | François Soumis |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | IBS Software |
| Website | www |
AD OPT is the airline crew planning division of IBS Software. [1]
History
[edit]AD OPT was founded in 1987 by Jean Éthier, Pierre Lestage, Daniel McInnis, François Soumis and Pierre Trudeau all operational researchers from the decision analysis research group, GERAD, and the CRT (Centre de Recherche sur les Transports/ Research Center on Transportation) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originally, they worked on developing truck itinerary management software for mining companies.[2] It was only later that the company concentrated on developing software to manage crew planning (Altitude) and shift worker schedules (ShiftLogic).[citation needed]
In 1999, the company was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under AOP. With ShiftLogic, they later expanded their horizons into other industries including manufacturing, hospitality, and transportation, among others. In 2001, AD OPT purchased Total Care Technologies to include staff scheduling in the healthcare industry to their product list. [3]
AD OPT's operational research team maintains close ties with GERAD and its teams by funding some of their research projects in the aviation scheduling domain.[4]
In 2004, AD OPT Technologies Inc. was acquired by Kronos Incorporated and in 2019, AD OPT was acquired by the aviation and transportation IT services provider IBS Software.[5]
In June 2015, AD OPT received the CORS Omond Solandt Award for Excellence in Operational Research.[6]
Clients
[edit]Some of Ad Opt's clients (present and past) include:[7]
- Air Canada
- easyJet
- Emirates Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- FedEx
- Qantas Airways
- South African Airlines
- United Airlines
- UPS
- US Airways
- Virgin Australia
References
[edit]- ^ "IBS Software to Acquire Canadian Aviation Software Major".
- ^ "Partners". GENCOL. GERAD. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ Desrosiers, Jacques (February 2010). "GENCOL:Une équipe et un logiciel d'optimisation" (PDF). Cahiers du GERAD (in French). GERAD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "The Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance" (PDF). National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. 2003. p. 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "IBS buys Kronos' airline crew management unit AD OPT".
- ^ "Omond Solandt Award | Canadian Operational Research Society Société canadienne de recherche opérationnelle". www.cors.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Our Clients". About AD OPT. 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.