Study of the impact of automation on productivity in bus-maintenance facilities. Final report
Whether or not the various types of automation and new technologies introduced in a bus-transit system really have an impact on productivity is the question addressed in the study. The report describes a new procedure of productivity measurement and evaluation for a county-transit system and provides an objective perspective on the impact of automation on productivity in bus maintenance facilities. The research objectives were: to study the impact of automation on total productivity in transit maintenance facilities; to develop and apply a methodology for measuring the total productivity of a Floridian transit maintenance facility (Bradenton-Manatee County bus maintenance facility which has been introducing automation since 1983); and to develop a practical step-by-step implementation scheme for the total productivity-based productivity measurement system that any bus manager can use. All 3 objectives were successfully accomplished.
- Research Organization:
- Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6059378
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-143424/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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