Improving striping operations through system optimization.

Details

• Creators:
  McGarvey, Ronald G. ; Matisziw, Timothy ; Noble, James ; Nemmers, Charles ; Karakose, Gokhan ; Materikina, Marina ; Page, Alec
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Missouri--Columbia. Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution
• Corporate Contributors:
  Midwest Transportation Center ; Missouri. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Construction and Materials ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Striping
  • Road construction
  • Deadheading
  • Optimization
  • Fleet management
  • Computer programs
  • Construction scheduling
  • Maintenance management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MoDOT Report cmr 16-003
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Missouri
• Corporate Publisher:
  Iowa State University. Institute for Transportation
• 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:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT13-G-UTC37;TR201501
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29496/dot_29496_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.07 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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