FLEET PLANNING

Carmen DiepNancy HoSiao ChinChristian Wittkopf

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Model Selection

6 WC-8 flip

Source: Crestline Coach Vehicle Plans

Test Fleet Mix • All flexible seats, numerous configurations

• Seat range from max of 6 WC to max of 16 AM passengers

• Adapt to future

• Additional time for driver to reconfigure

• Placement of customers must be monitored

• Expensive• Increased loading time

Source: Crestline Coach Vehicle Plans

Test Fleet Mix

8 passenger-4 WC-2 flip

• Increased fixed AM seats (which is 60% of demand)

• Less expensive configuration

• Less time spent on reconfiguration by drivers

• Not as versatile• Difficult to accommodate for

changes in demand and scheduling

6 WC-8 flip

Source: Crestline Coach Vehicle Plans

75% 25%

Test Fleet Mix Proportions

8 passenger-4 WC-2 flip

Preliminary Analysis

Current DATS Seat type Utilization (Feb. 03)

Source: DATS 2010Trips.xlsx > test1day.xlsx – MGTSC468 2011 Group 2

Source: Samples from 2010: Feb. 3, Feb. 9, Jun. 9, Jun. 17, Nov. 10, and Nov. 26

# of Seats MaxAM MaxWC Max Total # of Seats MaxAM MaxWC Max Total 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 01 13 7 1 1 1 30 1 402 34 35 7 2 3 29 1 303 22 36 14 3 14 6 5 204 13 13 27 4 20 1 15 105 6 7 17 5 14 0 17 06 3 0 12 6 7 0 147 3 0 8 7 2 0 68 1 0 5 8 2 0 59 0 0 5 9 1 0 2

10 0 0 1 10 2 0 211 0 0 0 11 0 0 112 0 0 0 12 2 0 113 0 0 0 13 1 0 114 0 0 0 14 1 0 115 0 0 0 15 0 0 016 0 0 0 16 0 0 0

Total 97 97 97 Total 70 70 70

Average Frequency of Max Passengers per Seat Type (Random Samples)DATS' Frequency Contractors' Frequency Frequency

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Frequency of Max Passengers

If DATS wants to Recapture Contracts...

With the new fully flexible, 6WC-8Flip, we are able to capture group trips.

Source: DATS 2010Trips.xlsx > New Feb. Summaries 2.0.xlsx – MGTSC468 2011 Group 2

Current Fleet Capacities

Proposed Fleet Capacities

Test Results

Source: 20110317130631173.pdf - March 17, 2011 Results

DATS Performance Comparison - New vs. Current Fleet (March 17th, 2011)

Current

535618311

Proposed

603842342Other

client types

+ 68+ 224+ 31

+ 323 more passengers

Source: 20110317130631173.pdf - March 17, 2011 Results

DATS Performance Comparison - New vs. Current Fleet (March 17th, 2011)

96 runs89 runs

We are able to serve MORE

passengers using LESS runs.

Final Recommendation

-+

Run Sensitivity Analysis – Compare with March 17, 2011

TEST 100-0

*Test Proportions: 6WC/8Flip -8Pass/4WC/2Flip

TEST 50-50

-+Purchase 75-25Purchase 50-50

Purchase 100-0

Vehicle Replacement Phasing

• Purchase 6WC – 8 Flip vehicles first

• Highest impact to community and DATS

• Use conventional buses for large AM group trips

• Contract out long duration trips that carry one or two passengers

Using Resources Efficiently

LegendPre-configure vehicle at the beginning of the day to match usage of the day’s schedule.

Vehicle Use

ETS Mission

Customer-focused, safe, reliable and affordable public transit services that link people and places

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!

APPENDIX

Interval Load Data – Feb. 09, 2010

Total # of clients on the vehicle at one time (including escorts)Row LabelsAM EW OA OW SC WC XW Grand Total101 # of AM Seats# of WC SeatsTotal # of AM Seats# of WC Seats

6:00 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26:15 am 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 26:30 am 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 26:45 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:00 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:15 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:30 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:45 am 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 38:00 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Max

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Feb 03 Interval Load Seat Type Demand (per 15 mins) for Run 101

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Source: DATS 2010Trips.xlsx > test1day.xlsx – MGTSC468 2011 Group 2

Source: Samples from 2010: Feb. 3, Feb. 9

Frequency of Max Passengers

Source: 20110317130631173.pdf - March 17, 2011 Results

DATS Performance Comparison - New vs. Current Fleet (March 17th, 2011)

AM EW OA OW SC WC XW Total AM Total AM Total AM TotalNew 580 183 6 15 34 603 104 1525 2 2 155 155 105 105 1787Current 414 124 5 20 63 535 99 1260 0 0 112 112 92 92 1464Difference 166 59 1 -5 -29 68 5 265 2 2 43 43 13 13 323

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