Apr-Jun.12 - the Nitie
Apr-Jun.12 - the Nitie
Apr-Jun.12 - the Nitie
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12<br />
13<br />
Criteria<br />
Daily maintenance<br />
(C 47<br />
)<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r preventive<br />
maintenance (C 48<br />
)<br />
C 5<br />
- Cost / Earnings<br />
14 Variable cost (C 51<br />
)<br />
15<br />
16<br />
Earnings per KM<br />
(C 52<br />
)<br />
Earnings per bus per<br />
Day (C 53<br />
)<br />
Description<br />
Daily maintenance carried out by <strong>the</strong> maintenance department<br />
such as oil top-up,<br />
The weekly, monthly and o<strong>the</strong>r preventive maintenance<br />
done by <strong>the</strong> maintenance crew<br />
Various cost incurred in operating <strong>the</strong> bus such as cost of fuel,<br />
oil, tyres, battery, spares, etc.<br />
Earnings that is generated for operating one effective<br />
Kilometer<br />
Earnings that is generated for operating one bus per day, i.e.,<br />
ratio of total earnings during <strong>the</strong> period to average number of<br />
buses during <strong>the</strong> same period.<br />
Quantitative<br />
units<br />
–<br />
–<br />
Qualitative<br />
Using 5-point<br />
fuzzy scale<br />
Using 5-point<br />
fuzzy scale<br />
Rs. –<br />
Rs. per Km –<br />
Rs./bus/day –<br />
Figure 1: Flow chart for summary of research methodology for <strong>the</strong> study conducted<br />
in <strong>the</strong> public transport company<br />
Acknowledgement<br />
The authors would like to thank <strong>the</strong> Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC),<br />
Villupuram and his subordinates for giving us <strong>the</strong> necessary permission for data collection in <strong>the</strong> Villupuram division.<br />
Vol. 36, No. 2, <strong>Apr</strong>il-June, 2012<br />
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