OptTek Receives $1,250,000 Federal Award To Develop Strategic Workforce Planning System for the US Army
Boulder,
CO, September 7, 2010 –OptTek Systems, Inc., was awarded a $1,250,000
contract by the United States Department of Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff
G-1 and Research Development and Engineering Command’s Army Research
Office to design and develop a strategic workforce planning system. The
system will support the Army’s mission to ensure human resource
readiness of the Total Army across the full spectrum of operations. By
implementing the technology, the G-1 forecast a potential savings from
balancing the force structure by 2013 to be well over $1B while
maintaining mission readiness.
Using OptTek’s state-of-the-art optimization methods and enabling software for agent-based simulation modeling, the system will: •
Optimally prescribe manpower policies (not only accessions and
promotions) but also retention policies (such as bonuses and
incentives). • Simulate workforce flow to describe what effect the
manning system has on readiness, force alignment and other important
human capital attributes. • Minimize the Operating Strength Deviation
across a 7 year planning horizon, while balancing other valued outcomes
including readiness, flexibility, and force alignment.
About OptTek Systems, Inc. OptTek
Systems, Inc. is a Boulder, CO based optimization software and services
firm. From its inception in 1992, OptTek has become the leading
provider of optimization software to simulation companies and employs
state-of-the-art techniques based on many years of research in the area
of optimization, in which OptTek’s founders are internationally
recognized leaders. OptTek specializes in developing and customizing its
software to enable solutions for business problems characterized by
significant uncertainty and complexity. OptTek’s software is used by
hundreds of firms including Fortune 500 companies for diverse
applications including customer relationship management, financial and
strategic planning, logistics and transportation, and
telecommunications. OptTek’s website is www.OptTek.com.
About the Army G-1 The
Army G-1 mission is to develop, manage and execute all manpower and
personnel plans, programs and policies — across all Army Components —
for the entire Army team. Their vision for the human resource enterprise
is a team of HR professionals dedicated to supporting and empowering
Soldiers, Civilians, Families and Veterans worldwide in an era of
persistent conflict. They will recruit, retain and sustain a high
quality volunteer force through innovative and effective enterprise
solutions to ensure HR readiness of the Total Army across the full
spectrum of operations.
About The U.S. Army Research Office The
U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Army Research Office (ARO) mission is
to serve as the Army's premier extramural basic research agency in the
engineering, physical, information and life sciences; developing and
exploiting innovative advances to insure the Nation's technological
superiority. Basic research proposals from educational institutions,
nonprofit organizations, and private industry are competitively selected
and funded. ARO's research mission represents the most long-range Army
view for changes in its technology.
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