Applications for improved inventory management for public transit systems

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• Creators:
  Thomas, Susan ; Kilpatrick, Michael
• Corporate Contributors:
  Draycott Consulting, Inc. ; Michael Kilpatrick Consulting Group LLC ; Transit Cooperative Research Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Inventory control
  • Case studies
  • Public transit
  • Agency profile
  • Buses
  • Fleet profile
  • Mass transportation
  • Organization profile
  • Public transportation
  • Rail transportation
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Transit Cooperative Research Program
• Description:
  This report documents and presents the results of a Testing and Demonstration (T&D) Project on applications for improved inventory management for public transit systems. This project is a follow-up to an earlier study on inventory management for bus and rail public transit systems. The conclusions reached in the initial research project (E-3) on organization and inventory performance indicators were developed into criteria for further study. Five case studies
  
  were conducted at selected transit properties on how to apply and measure the benefits of
  
  improved inventory performance indicators, including the use of technology. The results of the
  
  case studies were then analyzed to determine the relationships between inventory control factors and management performance, the conditions under which inventory management techniques are best applied, and implementation issues and solutions to potential problems when applying the inventory control techniques. The characteristics of public transit properties (such as
  
  demographics, organization, etc.) that affect the application of the inventory control techniques were also identified. The case study results are used in the revised Inventory Management Desk Guide to illustrate the application of inventory management techniques.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15426/dot_15426_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 559.16 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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