A Decision Support System for Optimal Depot and Fleet Management

Most departments of transportation (DOTs) have multiple maintenance depots or sheds to provide public services such as winter snow removal, roadway striping, mowing, and herbicide application. The location of these sites has typically been based on geographical dispersion to provide the best coverage from a distance perspective. Each depot has a fleet of trucks to cover an assigned service sector. The location of depots as well as the fleet assignment is usually determined by the managers and engineers based on their experience, not on scientific evaluation processes. This research proposes, through systems analysis, to design a decision support system that provides DOT decision makers with efficient management tools for depot location and fleet assignment operations.

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Language

English

Project

Status: Completed
Sponsor Organizations:
Missouri Department of Transportation

1617 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 270
Jefferson City, MO United States 65102

Midwest Transportation Consortium

Iowa State University
Ames, IA United States 50010-8664
Performing Organizations:
Iowa State University, Ames

Institute for Transportation Studies
2711 S. Loop Drive, Suite 4700, Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research (PROSPER)
Ames, IA United States 50010-8864

University of Missouri, Columbia

Department of Civil Engineering
Columbia, MO United States 65211
Principal Investigators:
Jang, Wooseung
Start Date: 20070301
Expected Completion Date: 0
Actual Completion Date: 20080228
Source Data: RiP Project 14344

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Maintenance; Maintenance facilities; Maintenance management; Research projects; Snow removal; Winter maintenance
Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01462808
Record Type: Research project
Source Agency: Midwest Transportation Consortium
Files: UTC, RiP, STATEDOT
Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:10PM