United States Department of Transportation
i
Improving striping operations through system optimization.
-
2015-09-01
-
[PDF-3.07 MB]
Details:
-
Creators:
-
Corporate Creators:
-
Corporate Contributors:
-
Subject/TRT Terms:
-
Publication/ Report Number:
-
Resource Type:
-
Geographical Coverage:
-
Corporate Publisher:
-
Abstract:Striping operations generate a significant workload for Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) maintenance
operations. The requirement for each striping crew to replenish its stock of paint and other consumable items from a bulk storage
facility, along with the necessity to make several passes on most of the routes to stripe all the lines on that road, introduce the
potential for inefficiencies in the form of “deadhead miles” that striping crew vehicles must travel while not actively applying
pavement markings. These inefficiencies generate unnecessary travel, wasted time, and vehicle wear.
The research detailed in this report provides an optimization-based approach to determining a striping schedule that minimizes
these deadhead miles. A computer program was developed for scheduling and routing road striping operations. This report
contains details on the theoretical foundations of this optimization model, along with a user’s guide that details the preparation of
input data necessary to utilize this computer program and step-by-step instructions on the use of the model.
-
Format:
-
Funding:
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
