{"id":39,"date":"2019-05-21T02:53:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T02:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optware.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2019-05-29T05:15:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T05:15:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.optware.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63110e88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63110e88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4748aa2e\" data-id=\"4748aa2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e3f040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49e3f040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Optware Solutions provides virtual business models that are used to facilitate strategic, tactical, and operational decision-making. The general objective is to optimize the allocation of resources in order to maximize financial results. A resource may be defined as a means to an end.<\/p><p>Each business has unique needs and requirements depending on the asset base and market opportunities. In\u00a0companies\u00a0that have large\u00a0 market share, the focus of the business model tends to be on manufacturing synergies, order allocation and\u00a0logistics. Smaller companies\u00a0may emphasize procurement and product mix. All\u00a0companies can benefit from cost control\u00a0and optimized scheduling.<\/p><p>Optimization technology provides a new way of looking at your business and offers substantial return on investment. We have helped our clients capture many millions of dollars in improved profits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-447d40c8\" data-id=\"447d40c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232dab94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"232dab94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.optware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tree.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-367\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.optware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tree.jpg 400w, 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href=\"mailto:info@optware.com\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Optware today to schedule a consultation\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t503-645-2390 |\u00a0info@optware.com\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468ccd4e elementor-testimonial--layout-image_left elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"468ccd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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alone using Optware.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Michael McCollum<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">President Procurement, Georgia-Pacific Corporation<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-253005-856793.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Michael McCollum\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe picked up well over 35% savings in our manufacturing costs in a one year period.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Steve Killgore<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Vice President Solid Wood, Roseburg Forest Products<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-253005-856793.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Steve Killgore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cOptimization allowed us to 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