INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY IN BUS MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS

This paper describes a joint effort between the Chicago Transit Authority and the University of Illinois to improve bus maintenance productivity. The overall project objective was to determine reasonable, efficient, yet feasible job outlines which, when implemented, will promote a standard performing method within a standard time. The procedures and standard times being developed will be accomplished by an on-line computer system incorporating work performed, actual time, and location, plus various other items. Productivity and standard cost indicators will be computed weekly to provide a basis for vehicle maintenance management actions. The authors report a 30% - 50% improvement in productivity for many functions within the transit authority's maintenance operations since implementation of the system.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 1976 Spring Conference of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Industrial Engineers

  25 Technology Park/Atlanta
  Norcross, GA  United States  30092
• Authors:
  • Haenish, G C
  • Miller, F G
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Computers; Costs; Job analysis; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Performance evaluations; Productivity; Standards; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bus maintenance
• Old TRIS Terms: On line computers
• Subject Areas: Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377174
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1983 12:00AM