Clients
The following list of clients includes projects where Omega Optimization was the prime contractor, the system integrator or the supplier of the optimization engines employed.
- The Quebec Federation of Milk Producers
- Charles LeMoyne Hospital
- Labatt Breweries
- SAQ (Quebec Liquor Board)
The Quebec Federation of Milk Producers
The Quebec Federation of Milk Producers (QFMP) is responsible for the collective marketing of all milk produced in the Province of Quebec
Needs
The QFMP wished to improve the pickup and delivery of milk from producers to processing plants. The Federation was using an existing system for the development of routes for milk collection and the allocation of these routes to truckers. This system required continuous daily oversight and intervention during the final leg of each route, namely the delivery to the appropriate processing plant. Assigning routes to processing plants in the best way was the key improvement being sought.
Solution
In a short period of time, the technologies developed by Omega Optimisation were applied in order to create an optimisation module adapted to the specific needs of the Federation. The architecture of the module proposed by our team provided a seamless interface between the optimisation module and the existing system, with the transfer of input data and optimized results communicated via an XML based Internet connection.
Charles LeMoyne Hospital
Charles Lemoyne Hospital in Greenfield Park Quebec is affiliated with the University of Sherbrooke and since 2005 has been the site of the new Family Medical Unit (FMU). The FMU is dedicated to teaching the latest medical advances and also provides clinical services to the general population.
Needs
The FMU requires the preparation of personalised schedules which reflect the educational objectives of residents and interns and the availability of specialized medical instructors. The UMF attempts to optimise the time spent by students so that they acquire a minimum of practical experience in every area of medicine in which they have been trained. Most of the medical supervisors do so on a part time basis and thus the challenge is to link student work assignments with the availability of instructors.
Solution
Optime.net was implemented in order to assist in the preparation of work schedules for interns and residents. Profiles were prepared for each intern and resident describing their availability and acquired experience.
Labatt Breweries
Founded in 1847, Labatt Breweries has developed an international reputation as a brewer of over 60 quality beers. Labatt employs 3800 people and operates eight breweries across Canada.
Needs
Labatt did not have an integrated computer-based system for producing employee work schedules. In addition, difficulties in adhering to all the clauses of the collective work agreement led to many employee grievances concerning the allocation of work. Each Department used its own methods and techniques, often manual ones, to produce work schedules for its employees, making inter - departmental exchange of employees very laborious.
Solution
The proposed solution integrates a work schedule management system with existing computer-based systems. Linkages with payroll and human resource systems provide the capability to prepare work schedule scenarios in light of up-to-date information. A common work framework now allows schedulers in each Department to use individual ergonomic interfaces within a single system in order create their own personalised view of scheduling challenges. The system has lead to a standardization of practices and has facilitated the transmission of information related to the preparation of work schedules.
SAQ (Quebec Liquor Board)
La Société des Alcools du Quebec (SAQ) is a para governmental organization with a monopoly for the sale of most wines and all spirits in the Province of Quebec. It operates an extensive network of retail outlets throughout Quebec.
Needs
The SAQ needed a modern tool for the preparation of work schedules in its 400 stores.
Solution
Optime.net was proposed to the SAQ and upon implementation, the SAQ has seen a significant reduction in the manpower required to prepare work schedules for its 3000 employees working in 400 different stores.
This installation was made by our partner, Professor Bernard Gendron from University of Montreal and uses specific mathematical tools also used in Optime.Net
