Cost Reduction and Resource Maximisation in the Urban Bus Industry

This article summarizes some ideas that could be implemented to help reduce costs and maximize the use of limited resources in the urban bus industry. These initiatives focus on improving staff utilization, developing better engineering and fleet maintenance practices, reducing accidents and claims, cutting bus operating costs through higher capacity vehicles and improved travel speed, and maximizing revenue streams. A willingness to participate in benchmarking activities also can lead to the exchange of ideas and good practices between companies with similar objectives.

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• Authors:
  • Ryan, John
• Publication Date: 2007-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 18-20
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 56
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benchmarks; Bus crashes; Bus drivers; Bus transit; Bus transit operations; Cost control; Engineering; Operating costs; Productivity; Resource allocation; Revenues; Transit buses; Urban transit
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01049713
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 2007 11:23PM