COMPILATION OF TIME TABLES, OPERATING SCHEDULES AND DUTY ROSTERS BY HEURISTIC PROCESS WITH THE AID OF EDP

The objective of this development was relieving scheduling offices of a periodic, expensive manual process, simultaneoulsy optimizing criteria by complete integration of all related transport and operating requirements and restrictions and of legal and collective wage agreement regulations. The goals were minimizing of deadheading of equipment, minimizing of the crew costs and other means of reducing operating expenses. The eventual goals will be graphical production of timetables and the optimization of connections between different routes.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

  Rue Sainte Marie 6
  Brussels,   Belgium  BE-1080
• Authors:
  • Kregeloh, H
  • Netzband, I
  • Mojsilovic, M
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 81-86
• Serial:
  • Union Internationale des Transports Publics, Revue
  • Volume: 24

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Employee compensation; Heuristic methods; Information processing; Light rail transit; Management information systems; Operations; Personnel; Planning; Rapid transit; Routes; Scheduling
• Geographic Terms: Hamburg (Germany)
• Old TRIS Terms: Computerized planning; Duties; Management information and control
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095722
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1981 12:00AM