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British Airways Invests 850,000 Euro in Carmen Systems' Planning Solutions.


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GOTEBORG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2001

Carmen Carmen

throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190]

See : Faithlessness


Carmen

the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr.
 Systems AB announces that British Airways British Airways
 in full British Airways PLC

International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines.
, one of the world's largest airlines There are several ways to measure the size of an airline, so several different lists of the world's largest airlines are available. World
Scheduled passengers carried [1]

Rank Airline 2006
1 American Airlines 99,038,000
, has signed a contract for Carmen Crew Assignment with Carmen Preferential Bidding and Carmen InterBids. The software is to be used in the planning of cabin crew cabin crew cabin n (Aviat) → équipage m  at its Gatwick-based operation. Through advanced optimization planning it is possible to cut operational costs and, for crew members to express their desired work schedules.

"The Gatwick Cabin Crew project continues British Airways' long standing relationship with Carmen Systems and builds on the success of Gatwick Flight Crew Assignment and Preferential Bidding implemented earlier this year. The Carmen system has already shown itself invaluable in meeting the demands of both crew and company," says Paul Thompson, Senior Manager Manpower Planning at British Airways. "We see Carmen Preferential Bidding as essential in giving British Airways the ability to deliver that elusive win-win for both cabin crew in terms of lifestyle and company in terms of efficiency."

"We offer transport solutions that improves efficiency and flexibility," says Per Noren, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  at Carmen Systems. "In the current turbulence within the airline industry with demands for quick changes and cost-cuttins, we expect an increased interest in our systems. This order from British Airways is a result of our earlier successful cooperation."

Carmen Systems AB is a world leader in integrated planning In amphibious operations, the planning accomplished by commanders and staffs of corresponding echelons from parallel chains of command within the amphibious task force. See also amphibious operation; amphibious task force.  and decision-support solution for airlines and railways. Clients include, amongst others, British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , SJ,Green Cargo (Swedish railways) and Deutsche Bahn (German railways). Carmen Systems is a rapidly expanding organization and today has 130 employees from 22 countries. Carmen is also involved in joint research and software development activities with some of the world's leading universities. Carmen's headquarters in Goteborg has the largest R&D section in the industry.

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