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Title: A DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Accession Number: 00311214
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The reporting requirements of Section 15 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended 1974, have pushed transit systems into a new area of data management, which has led to the development of management information systems. There is, however, danger that in some cases these information systems and the standards of service they generate will become ends in themselves. They offer a comfortable structure for decision making that may not always be justified. The purpose of these systems is not simply to generate data; primarily, they are designed to help managers manage. But to do so they must be simple to use and carefully integrated to explore all factors affecting the organization. The staff responsibility at the level of operations planning is not to simply provide facts and measure them against predetermined yardsticks but, more importantly, to analyze trends and identify and isolate specific problems so that well-reasoned decisions can be made. An integrated system is the key to success: The interrelationships within a transit organization, expecially in such areas as labor and vehicle utilization, cna provide the basis for accurate and sound diagnosis, which can in turn result in more effective management. (Author)
Supplemental Notes: This paper appeared in TRB Special Report 187, Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities, Proceedings of a Workshop sponsored by UMTA and FHWA, conducted by TRB, Sarasota, Florida, 3-6 December 1978. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITIES. PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP Monograph Accession #: 00311201
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Prangley, Robert EPagination: p. 36-40
Publication Date: 1980
Conference:
Workshop on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities
Location:
Sarasota Florida, United States Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jul 22 1982 12:00AM
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