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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO-BUSMAN: SCHEDULING ON MICRO-COMPUTERS. FROM THE BOOK COMPUTER-AIDED TRANSIT SCHEDULING

Early versions of the BUSMAN system have been described at previous workshops. BUSMAN consists of the TASC and VAMPIRES bus scheduling components (BUSPLAM) and the COMPACS and IMPACS crew scheduling or run cutting components (CREWPLAN). Since 1984, BUSPLAN and CREWPLAN have been adapted for IBM-PC compatible micro-computers; the opportunity has been taken to make the system much more user-friendly, and to rationalise the interaction between the complementary sub-systems. This paper first introduces BUSMAN, then describes the philosophy of the Micro-BUSMAN system. Input mechanisms are outlined, and an assessment is made of the relative suitabilities of the TASC and vampires algorithms. The COMPACS crew scheduling system, which has not been presented in full elsewhere, is outlined, and its integration with IMPACS described. The transfer of the algorithms from mainframes to micros is briefly discussed, and the mode of using the whole Micro-BUSMAN suite is presented. The extent to which the system is currently being used is outlined.

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    • Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Computer-Aided Scheduling of Public Transport, Hamburg, July 28-31, 1987.
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    Springer Verlag

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    New York, NY  United States  10010
  • Authors:
    • Wren, A
    • Chamberlain, M
  • Publication Date: 1988

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  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: p. 160-174
  • Monograph Title: Computer-Aided Transit Scheduling. Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Computer-Aided Scheduling of Public Transport, Hamburg, Germany, July 28-31, 1987

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  • Accession Number: 00484147
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 038719441X
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM