EFFICIENT PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FOR WINTER HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

The focus of this research was the development of a model for addressing the problem of reassignment of snow removal personnel for the LaPorte District Office of the Indiana Department of Highways. This consists of assigning transfer personnel to winter snow removal routes so as to minimize the total distance that the workforce as a whole must travel to work during snow emergencies while keeping to a minimum the number of state-owned vehicles that must be issued for this purpose. During the course of this work, a third objective was identified, which addressed the issue of equity in assignment strategy. A methodology was developed for determining a feasible assignment strategy that minimized the maximum distance that any individual would be required to travel to work. The result of this work is a microcomputer-based model that can greatly improve personnel management strategies for winter highway maintenance operations. The model structure, solution procedure, and interpretation of model results are discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Wright, Jeff R
  • Egly, Steven C
  • Berg, Dennis
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 9-15
• Monograph Title: Innovation, winter maintenance, and roadside management
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1127
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equity; Maintenance personnel; Mathematical models; Microcomputers; Personnel management; Snow removal; Traffic assignment; Trip length; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469144
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309045088
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1988 12:00AM