Concurrent Technologies Corporation Recognized by U.S. Marine Corps for Accomplishments on Transportation Capacity Planning Tool

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) was recently recognized by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) for outstanding technical expertise in facilitating the successful deployment of the Transportation Capacity Planning Tool (TCPT) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  The certificate of appreciation was presented to CTC during a ceremony on May 19, 2010 in Johnstown, PA.

TCPT is successfully used by the Marine Corps to provide near-term transportation planning, management, and execution capabilities to supply its operating forces.  As a Web-based application, TCPT replaces a time-consuming, paper-based system and provides decision makers with a common operational environment and real-time visibility of resources to enable faster reactions to a dynamic wartime environment.

TCPT works across time zones and allows Marine Corps personnel to see essential information regarding a Marine unit's requests for resources, the supporting units with the capacity to fulfill those requests, and the availability of all equipment and personnel resources needed for the mission.  With TCPT, what used to take hours now takes only seconds; with a few keystrokes or clicks of the mouse, a dispatcher can directly access the records and availability status of all personnel and equipment.

"This project has resulted in a significant amount of time, money, and energy saved by the USMC," said Edward J. Sheehan, Jr., CTC's President & Chief Executive Officer.  "TCPT is a great success story for both the Marines and CTC.  The system has been deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom to the great benefit of our Marines."

The CTC team won the USMC's praise by recently spearheading an enhancement of a system version update that positively impacted the ability to forward-deploy a TCPT instance in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  In order to fulfill this critical demand and effectively deploy this system, both CTC developers and the information assurance team worked rigorously with very limited manpower and within an extremely constrained timeline.  The CTC team was praised for its can-do attitude, determination, and dedication to mission accomplishment.

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization providing innovative management and technology-based solutions to government and industry.  As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, CTC's primary purpose and programs are to undertake applied scientific research and development activities that serve the public interest.  For more information, visit www.ctc.com.

SOURCE Concurrent Technologies Corporation