A NOTE ON THE BUS CREW SCHEDULING METHODS OF BENNETT AND POTTS

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE APPLICATION OF THE BUS CREW SCHEDULING METHODS OF BENNETT AND POTTS TO THE SCHEDULING OPERATIONS OF THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL TRANSPORT SERVICES HAS REVEALED THAT VARIATIONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AWARD CONDITIONS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE METHOD OF SOLUTION. THESE VARIATIONS ARE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY AND SOME SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE THAT IMPROVE THE COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF THE GENERAL METHOD. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Byrne, J L
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 203-6
• Serial:
  • Transportation Science
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: n2
  • Publisher: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • ISSN: 0041-1655
  • Serial URL: http://transci.journal.informs.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Calculation; Mathematical models; Methodology; Scheduling; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation
• Old TRIS Terms: Variations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226818
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 11 1974 12:00AM