Doctor of Philosophy

The general public considers Fixed-Route Transit (FRT) to be inconvenientwhile Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) provides much of the desired flexibility with adoor-to-door type of service. However, FRT is typically more cost efficient than DRT todeploy. Therefore, there is an increased interest...

This thesis provides an analysis of cost of ownership issues and techniques, andprovides the supporting data to enable future system designers to make rationaldecisions on design options. It represents the experience gained whilst collectingcost and cost relationship data in the Rolls-Royce...

In today’s extremely competitive marketplace, firms are facing the need to meet orexceed increasing customer expectations while cutting costs to stay competitive in aglobal market. To develop competitive advantage in this business climate, companiesmust make informed decisions regarding their...