A tool to aid redesign of flexible transport services to increase efficiency in rural transport service provision

Rural areas generally have lower and more dispersed demands for travel which cannot sustain conventional public transport services and consequently have a greater number of flexible and demand responsive transport services operating. These services usually operate on a stand-alone basis, are often subsidized and are typically only accessible by certain passenger types or for specific trip purposes. This generally results in uncoordinated and inefficient transport provision overall. The Flexible integrated transport services (FITS) system featured in this paper has been designed to address this problem. FITS can be used as a planning tool to assess potential benefits from relaxing operating constraints (e.g., a service's operating boundaries), which can potentially suggest service redesign. It also includes the capacity to assign subsidy payments on a trip by trip basis to increase cost efficiency whilst meeting a greater proportion of transport needs. The case study in the paper focusses on transport to health in the Aberdeenshire and Morayshire areas of Scotland in the UK. Despite flexible transport operators receiving public funds to meet passenger needs, this is currently being supplemented by public bodies paying large amounts in taxi fares in instances where there is a statutory obligation to provide travel but where no other suitable transport service exists. The results demonstrate the potential substantial savings which could be realized by allowing transport operators to redesign their services by relaxing constraints and by the reassignment of subsidies: resulting in more passenger demands being met and a reduction in public spending on taxi fares.     

保价货物事故补偿条件的确定与思考

1事故案情简介 1999年11月29日,3052次货物列车18时02分到达萍乡站,进老场4道,22时40分作业人员发现P62N3338191冒烟,立即向公安、消防部门报警.经组织奋力扑救,于30日零时10分将火扑灭.火灾扑灭后,车站立即组织人员对抢救出的货物进行了清理:完好货件31件;不同程度湿损309件;过火过水的31件;还有一大堆烧损的散捆烟叶.     

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建设社会主义新农村是我国现代化进程中的重大历史任务,"三农问题"一直是全社会所关注的热点问题。本文通过对湖南省新农村建设示范村岳阳市君山区柳林洲镇新洲村实地考察,创造性的结合信息开发系统中的关键成功因素法,对该地的经济建设进行分析,并提出了新农村经济建设的相关规律,应用于该村,取得了良好的成效。     

激光断面仪在隧道衬砌厚度检测中的应用

以往激光断面仪主要用于隧道断面的测量及隧道开挖过程中超欠挖的控制,还没有用于衬砌厚度的量测。文章主要介绍了激光断面仪在检测初期支护混凝土厚度中的应用,并通过对两个初支衬砌厚度检测的实例分析,说明该方法的优越性。     

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通过比较、选择、统计分析、验证等方法，对铁路机车车辆产品零配件的检测方法进行优化，建立了一套具有一致测量策略、高效可靠、减少人工干扰的测量程序。     

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指出哈龙灭火剂对臭氧层的危害,介绍卤代烷产品的替代原则。阐述目前哈龙的主要替代产品必须满足的条件及其发展趋势。重点分析各种哈龙替代产品的特点、性能、发展前景和应用范围,并比较它们的有效性和局限性,探讨开发新型清洁高效的哈龙替代技术。     

加强高校财务分析的思考

文章阐述了高校财务分析的意义,分析了目前高校财务分析存在的主要问题,并就加强高校财务分析的措施进行了探讨。     

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宽带薪酬是与现代企业组织结构扁平化和以能力、绩效导向管理模式相适应的一种新型薪酬结构设计方式.与传统薪酬结构相比,强调的不再是岗位等级结构而是更注重员工的能力与绩效.本文以某国企为例,在阐明宽带薪酬概念的基础上,分析了宽带薪酬的特点与优势,阐述了宽带薪酬体系设计的具体步骤,指出了企业实施宽带薪酬应该注意的问题.     

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