APM's Dr Nik Eggenberg will demonstrate how the adoption of 'column generation' algorithms within crew simulation software can deliver a performance improvement of between 3-5 per cent when he speaks at AGIFORS' Crew Management conference in Frankfurt later this month.
Real-life evidence
Using evidence drawn from real-life airline case studies, Nik will highlight how an optimiser applying metaheuristic column generation, such as that adopted in APM's crewing simulation environment CrewSim, can generate greater efficiencies in the identification of crew establishments, optimisation and post-flight performance analysis.
He will explain that a column generation-based optimiser enables users to tackle multiple-objective optimisation one KPI at a time.
Making the results easy to use
By translating algorithms into a dynamic user-friendly interface - with graphs enabling easy identification of the best pareto-optimal solution and post-flight performance analysis - users are able to easily identify both individual KPIs, such as individual duty time, that can simultaneously contribute to the identification of broader, targeted, KPIs such as optimisation of block time.
The AGIFORS presentation
Nik will deliver his presentation - called 'A Roster Simulation solution for Optimisation Establishment and Performance Analysis' - at the AGIFORS event on 18 June.
