HOW TO CHOOSE A COMPUTERIZED SCHEDULING/DISPATCH SYSTEM

Among the most critical issues facing the transportation industry is reduced federal funding for public transportation. As a result, state and local government entities are often faced with limited budgets and increasing demand for services. Human service providers are faced with a difficult challenge and must look to innovative methods of service provision and inter-agency cooperation to meet the growing demand for transportation services. One of these innovative methods is to use a computerized dispatch and scheduling capability to allow transit systems to work more efficiently and aid human service agencies in coordinating their transportation efforts better. This manual provides a step-by-step guide for deciding whether your system needs a computerized scheduling and dispatch system and what type of system you should purchase.

• Corporate Authors:

  RLS & Associates, Incorporated

  3131 South Dixie Highway, #202
  Dayton, OH  United States  45439

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  25 South Front Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43215

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1997-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computers; Dispatching; Scheduling
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computer aided scheduling
• Old TRIS Terms: Scheduling management
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00739904
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 26 1997 12:00AM