History

In 1968, the future founders of Systecon returned to Sweden after a couple of years of studying and working in the USA. They brought back brand new theories about systems engineering from NASA and other institutions. These theories were soon transformed into a new way of looking at reliability in and maintenance of technically complex systems. This view still constitutes the foundation of Systecon’s mission; helping our customers to find an optimal balance between cost and availability.

The first opportunity to take practical advantage of the new ideas came with the launch of the fighter jet Saab 37 Viggen – the Swedish defense’s largest technical challenge to date. It was here, where highly advanced mathematical models met tough demands for availability and cost efficiency, that the first
version of OPUS was born. Systecon’s involvement in the project was the start of a long cooperation with FMV (Swedish Defense Material Administration).

When OPUS10 was born in the late 1960’s the program was delivered on punch cards. Since then, a great deal has happened. Today OPUS10 is a market leader within the defense sector and is rapidly expanding its market share within the civil industries. Over 130 customers in more than 20 countries use OPUS10 to analyze and optimize their logistics support.

One of Systecon’s goals is to provide our customers with an as complete toolbox as possible for ILS analysis. Therefore, OPUS10 is now part of a tool suite that includes SIMLOX, CATLOC and MaDCAT.

In the early 1990’s, Systecon strengthened its role as an inspiring and visionary supplier within the area of ILS (Integrated Logistics Support). Systecon’s engagements expanded beyond defense-related projects to include industries such as rail, aviation and energy production.

When you have built a company culture over more than three decades, some values are cemented into the organization. At Systecon, those values can be described as creativity, humility and responsibility.

Over the years, Systecon has been a part of different associations, such as IndustriMatematik and Enator. Since 1997 we are employee owned and supplier-independent.