Wednesday, November 15 2017 10:51

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Karen  Karapetyan visited the office of Optym, a company operating in  Armenia, specializing in the development of optimization algorithms  and decision-making systems in transport networks. As the press  service of the executive body reports, the prime minister went around  the company's divisions, got acquainted with their activities,  created working conditions, implemented programs and development  prospects. 

Representatives of "Optim" noted that the company cooperates  effectively with the leading organizations of cargo transportation,  rail, air and bus services. According to them, intelligent software  solutions allow transport companies to minimize costs, increase  profitability and improve the quality of services. "Optim"  representatives informed that in the near future they plan to conduct  various training courses in Armenian higher educational institutions  developing professional skills, aiming to develop the spheres of  operational research, optimization theories and decision making  automation.

Karen Karapetyan welcomed the active work of "Optim" in our country  and on behalf of the Government expressed readiness for cooperation.  The head of the Armenian Cabinet of Ministers proposed to work  together in the issue of forming an effective logistics scheme of the  transport network throughout the territory of the Republic of Armenia  and developing a decision-making system. The company management  thanked the prime minister for the trust and expressed readiness for  cooperation.  An agreement was reached with the Ministry of  Transport, Communication and Information Technologies of the Republic  of Armenia to begin work on the development of a technical task in  the near future. The company "Optim" was founded in 2000 in the USA,  Florida, and specializes in creating solutions for automation and  optimization of the transport industry. "Optim" operates through four  offices operating in the United States of America, Armenia, India and  Australia. In Armenia, it started its activity since 2007. 

According to the press service of the government, the expansion of  activities in the Unified Energy System and the EU will allow the  office of "Optim-Armenia", which is the second major office of the  company in the world, to become a regional center, to attract foreign  clients and provide services. The staff consists of highly qualified  80 specialists: architects of technical systems, designers,  programmers, designers and database developers and quality assurance  specialists. Currently, as a result of investing 1,000,000 US  dollars, the company's office space has been expanded and 140 highly  skilled specialists have been able to provide jobs.