PLANNING PROGRAMMING BUDGETING SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION

THIS PAPER OUTLINES PPBS (PLANNING PROGRAMMING BUDGETING SYSTEMS) AS A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONPRISING SIX MAJOR ELEMENTS, AND ILLUSTRATES THEM BY REFERENCE TO TRANSPORTATION. THESE ARE THE DEFINITION OF MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS BY ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; THE IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTIVES; THE GENERATION OF ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF MEETING OBJECTIVES, ARRANGED IN A PROGRAMME STRUCTURE; ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES; DECISION-MAKING AIDED BY PROGRAMME BUDGETS AND PLANS; AND THE MONITORING OF POLICY EFFECTIVENESS. THE SYSTEM IS A CONTINUOUS ONE, INTEGRATED WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGETARY CYCLE.

• Authors:
  • Butt, R B
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 21-6
• Serial:
  • Institution of Highway Engineers, Journal of
  • Volume: 19n7
  • Publisher: Industrial Newspaper Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buckling; Economics; Management; Planning; Systems analysis; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation system analysis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00201093
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM