Bus Planning and Scheduling

• Overview of the planning and scheduling process and the main parameters involved.  
• What objectives we want to achieve and what do we perceive as good planning 

• Impact of the network design and route planning on the efficiency and flexibility of the planning of operations.  
• Network design may have also an impact on the timetable design when routes need to be coordinated or synchronised. 

• How to design a timetable,  
• Which parametres are leading, and which steps are involved in the design process? 
• How to make timetables passenger friendly. 

• Short presentation of all the processes from timetable creation to crew rostering through vehicle shifts and driver shifts.  
• Overview of the parametres and potential costs within each process 
• Feedback about a project which dealt with production optimization – Stakes and Difficulties 

• Which parametres need to be taken in account for the vehicle planning.  
• What will be the impact of maintenance and fleet availability? 

• What is school transport planning and what are the challenges 
• What is capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP) and why is it relevant for school bus planning 
• What are the marginal conditions in bus planning while applying the route optimisation 
• Success story: STS and PTV Route Optimiser 

• Shortages in bus driver availability 
• Role of part-time drivers in cost reductions and service stabilisation 
• Improving the gender participation 
• Driver safety in era of pandemics 
• Training the drivers as customer service champions 
• Drivers at the frontline of post-covid recovery 

Their presentation is based on the optimal planning from the available personnel and resources while increasing the motivation and satisfaction from their employees at the same time. 

• How to we minimise the difference between planning and actual operations 
• Can we apply standard procedures for management of disruptions in daily operations? 

• Timetable and headway control through driver and dispatcher 
• Real-time passenger information and incident management 
• Optimisation through statistical data 

• What is a good bus-network for the passengers 
• How can we gain passengers from the car to the public-transport
• What is the different between network planning in cities and regional areas