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Title:

OPTIMIZATION OF EQUIPMENT USE IN ROUTINE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

Accession Number:

00475940

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309046572

Abstract:

An optimization procedure was developed for assigning equipment to routine highway maintenance activities so as to minimize total fuel consumption. The procedure is based on a linear programming technique and determines the optimal assignment of equipment in number of equipment days for which a particular equipment type is to be assigned to a specific maintenance activity. The program is capable of handling a large number of activity-equipment combinations and performs optimization of fuel use provided that some of the equipment types considered are interchangeable. An application of the procedure to an equipment assignment problem is presented using the actual equipment use data from a typical subdistrict in Indiana. The technique was found to be efficient and provided feasible results for establishment of equipment assignment guidelines for fuel conservation.

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Maintenance Equipment. 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 Accession #:

01416408

Authors:

Sinha, Kumares C
Saito, Mitsuru
Nafakh, Jalal

Pagination:

pp 38-47

Publication Date:

1987

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1148
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309046572

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (9) ; Tables (9)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Efficiency; Equipment management

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Economics; Energy; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Sep 30 1988 12:00AM

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