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Guidance is provided for managers of small, fixed-route, fixed-schedule services who are considering the purchase of a microcomputer and the necessary software for management information purposes. The major management related functions of such services, which require the tabulation and analysis of data, are reviewed in detail and categorized into six groups: (a) administrative, (b) planning, monitoring, and evaluation, (c) operations management, (d) materials and equipment ordering and inventory, (e) maintenance, and (f) financial management. Following this review, source forms for the actual collection of the data are proposed and management reports for each function are suggested. Reference is also made to a set of criteria and standards to assist managers in the selection of the type of microcomputer and the required peripherals and software. To illustrate the use of these criteria and standards, three alternative hardware and software systems are formulated. Each system is intended to aid in all information management functions, to accommodate the processing of the data that have been entered from the source forms, and to generate the necessary reports. Each system consists of "off-the-shelf" software (including a data-base manager and some application programs and report generation capabilities). The hardware includes the most popular and widely used mircrocomputers and printers. Each system can be purchased for a total cost of approximately $10,000 to $12,000.

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Accounting; Administration; Billing; Bus transit; Fixed routes; Information processing; Inventory; Maintenance management; Management; Management information systems; Microcomputers; Monitoring; Small cities; Software; Transit operating agencies

Administration and Management; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration

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