GENERAL-PURPOSE SOLUTION METHODOLOGY FOR THE BUS GARAGE LOCATION PROBLEM. (ABRIDGMENT)

A methodology is outlined that can (a) optimally locate bus garages, (b) optimally allocate buses to those garages, and (c) provide a mechanism to estimate the costs sensitive to change in locations and allocations. When applied to a large-scale transit system, the methodology can efficiently find an optimal garage system. The model developed is a general-purpose model and requires the user to develop his or her own estimates of the model cost parameters. That is, it provides a tight structure for relating the trade-offs between all costs and garage system attributes related to the problem but the exact cost inputs and system characteristics are dependent on the system analyzed.

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• Authors:
  • Maze, T H
  • Khasnabis, Snehamay
  • Kapur, Kailash
  • Kutsal, Mehmet
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 20-22
• Monograph Title: Urban public transportation planning issues
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 877
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Buses; Costs; Deadheading; Garages; Location; Maintenance facilities; Operations; Planning; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Building sites; Bus maintenance; Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Operations planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372410
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309034655
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM