SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PROCUREMENT AND MANUFACTURE OF URBAN MASS TRANSIT OPERATING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

A viable quality program for the urban mass transit industry, and a management approach to ensure compliance with the program are outlined. Included are: (1) a set of guidelines for quality assurance to be imposed on transit authorities, and a management approach to ensure compliance with them; (2) a management approach to be used by the transit authorities (properties) for assuring compliance with the QA guidelines; and (3) quality assurance guidelines to be imposed by properties and UMTA for procurement of hardware and systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
  Pasadena, CA  United States  91103
• Authors:
  • Witkin, S A
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equipment; Guidelines; Policy; Procurement; Product development; Public transit; Quality assurance; Quality control; Rapid transit; Regulations; Safety; Specifications; Transportation operations; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Equipment specifications; Government/industry relations; Procurement policy; Rapid transit systems; Transportation administration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155054
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-149559 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1982 12:00AM