Bus Maintenance & Asset Management

21 - 28 July 2021

Organisers

Asia-Pacific Bus Clean Bus Data Digital Infrastructure

An online course on Maintenance and Asset Management in Bus with the support of LTA Academy

UITP Academy is launching an online course on Bus Maintenance & Asset Management, starting on 21 July and ending 28 July with LTA Academy Singapore.

This course features 9 interactive online sessions.

Reach your objectives

Introduce the bus maintenance and asset management and different types of technologies to implement
Understand the importance of spare parts management & maintenance to reduce the cost for efficient operations
Discover the new technologies and robotics on maintenance in bus depot
Learn from experience on how to manage of electric bus maintenance successfully
Understand how you can build asset management strategies for your business
Create “safety first” understanding and build strong customer relationship management with your passengers & staff
Learn from successful bus project maintenance & asset management
Listen the best practices from Asia and Europe

Why choose an online course?

Interact with public transport professionals from across the world
Be time efficient, with 9 sessions over a 2-week timespan
Flexibility to join the sessions from any location in the world, at work or at home

A top-level methodology

Participate in interactive online sessions which includes an introduction by course leaders and open discussions with participants
Apply your concepts during the online workshop
Exchange your current practices and experiences with your peers
Each theme will be approached as follows:
- Basic principles and conceptual approaches
- State of the art development and innovations
- Good practices examples
- Interactive exchange between participants and experts

UITP Training Programmes and all related processes are certified for ISO29990:2010 – the standard for learning services for non-formal education and training.

Who is it for?

Staff from Bus transport operators or authorities responsible for the operation, maintenance & asset management
Staff from the industry worldwide involved in the market uptake in this area: ITS companies, software developers and vehicles manufacture
Professionals from Bus maintenance, operations, engineering, finance & purchasing departments
Professionals interested in obtaining a wider and international perspective on this topic and eager to learn more from best practice worldwide

A good level of English is a compulsory requirement to attend the training.

Inspiring trainers

All UITP trainers are top level transport and mobility professionals with extensive experience in public transport and operations from different regions of the world. In addition, UITP invites guest speakers to illustrate specific solutions, practices and case studies.

Programme

Welcome & Introduction, Ice-breaking

08:30 – 09:00

Asset Management
- Scope
- Definitions / Pass 55
- Status quo
- System
Maintenance
- Role of Maintenance
- Characteristics
- Costs / Preventive vs. Corrective
- Staff and Organisation
- Maintenance specifically / Failures
- Planning / Inspections / Tools / Registration
- KPI’s

• Classification of maintenance activities • When is it appropriate to outsource maintenance work ? • Is outsourcing always cheaper or reliable ? • When is it appropriate to develop in-house resources and skills ?

Session 2B: Automated Depot Systems

11:30 – 12:15

Session 3A: Bus Maintenance and Asset Management in Singapore – Regulator’s Perspective

08:30 – 09:45

Session 3B: Bus Maintenance and Asset Management in Singapore – Operator’s Perspective

10:00 – 11:15

Session 3C: Roles of Singapore Bus Academy – Professionalising Singapore’s Bus Industry

11:15 – 12:00

A brief summary of different technical approaches for automated maintenance on bus depots and a transferability to the daily operation on track.

A study on “Autonomous driving in public transportation depots” contained different operation steps on a depot whether they are easily automatable or not
A standardized process of the operation procedures on a bus depot
Technical approaches for automation of the standardized steps
An Outlook on how to transfer those initial automating steps from depot to public road

Planning the transition to a ZEV fleet + case study
Battery technology and charging strategies + case study
Planning for Operational Change of ZEV’s Scheduling Maintenance Drivers & Traffic Control

Classification of safety in bus operation
Role of good maintenance in delivering a safe operation

Customer centricity and managing customer relations for a successful bus operation
Role of maintenance in improving customer relations – using data for the implementation of predictive maintenance

EMT Key aspects and figures
The fleet/facilities maintenance
- Philosophy
- Objectives
Details
- Planned/Campaigns
- Tracking
- Basic Predictive
- Next challenges
- Full Predictive
- Electric buses

The number of electric buses in public transport fleets is constantly increasing, addingnew constraints to vehicle and crew scheduling. E-buses also bring new challenges to daily operations, whether on the network or in the depot. Implementing smart, automated yard management is becoming ever more important.

Identifying the biggest challenges from introducing e-buses
- Scheduling
- Vehicle assignment
- Parking management
How to tackle those challenges to make the most of your e-bus fleet
How technology is helping better manage e-buses

Introduction to ASSURED Project
Case study of best practices of electric bus maintenance

Closing & wrap up

11:45 – 12:15

Trainers

Jen FONGERS

Former Bus Services Manager of RET (Public Transport Operator) and Senior Bus Advisor, Netherlands

Yiğit BELİN

Head of Sales, Bidding, Business Development & Project Contracts

Bozankaya A.Ş, Turkey

Alok JAIN

CEO & Managing Director

Trans-Consult Ltd., Hong Kong SAR, China

Ricardo WANG

Deputy Director, Bus Asset, Public Transport Group

Land Transport Authority, Singapore

ANG Soon Yeong

Head of Bus Engineering Systems & Technology, Bus Engineering Division

SBS Transit Ltd., Singapore

Catherine NG

Senior Manager, Singapore Bus Academy, Public Transport Group

Land Transport Authority, Singapore

Nathalie Brenner

Research Assistant

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany

Nicole Rossel

Member of Scientific Staff

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany

Matthew GREENER

Head of Fleet Management

Arriva plc, United Kingdom

Josep Enric GARCÍA ALEMANY

Public Transport Executive and Consultant, Spain

Rafael ORIHUELA NAVARRO

Head of Division, Head of Sanchinarro Depot, Transport Services Management

Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid, S.A., Spain

Mohammed ABDULLA AL ALI

Director of Buses Department

Roads & Transport Authority, United Arab Emirates

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Events & Academy Services, Belgium

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