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... 4. Controlling System Costs: Basic and Advanced Scheduling Manuals and Contemporary Issues in Transit Scheduling Summary for Transit Managers, Executives, and Policy Makers
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... The basic level takes the prospective scheduler through all the steps involved in constructing a simple schedule, including span of service, headway, roundtrip cycle time, layover/ recovery time, and the schedule pattern. These are the building blocks of any schedule, no matter how complex.
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... rostering; and highlights factors related to rostering effi ciency. The advanced level includes the following advanced topics: Revisiting run types Rotary rostering Rostering with spreadsheets and computerized software packages Extraboard considerations Holidays The scheduling manual is oriented toward bus scheduling, but Chapter ͳ – Rail Scheduling addresses the process of light rail and (briefl y)
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... One premise of this manual is that scheduling is the brain of the transit organism in its day-to-day function. By its nature, scheduling provides the clearest understanding of how and where cost effi ciencies can be achieved in daily operations and of the impacts of specifi c provisions of the collective bargaining agreement on effi ciency.
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