2003 AGIFORS Crew Management Study Group Conference

The main purpose of this study group conference is to provide a forum in which operations researchers, flight operations personnel and their peers from around the world can get together to discuss mutual interest and problems. Although the emphasis is on operations research, many of the airline delegates come to the meeting looking for solutions to specific problems, and pure operations research solutions are relatively rare. As the industry continues to automate and computer technology proliferates, no carrier can afford to develop all its systems internally. The vendors who attend represent a source of packaged solutions to common business problems. This annual meeting serves to bring together the vendors who serve the crew management niche of the industry and the airline users and developers who work in the crew managment area.