1. FLEET PLANNING Carmen Diep Nancy Ho Siao Chin Christian Wittkopf

2. Hello Again!

3. Model Selection

4. 6 WC-8 flip Source: Crestline Coach Vehicle Plans Test Fleet Mix All flexible seats, numerous configurations Seat range from max of 6 WC to max of 16 AM passengers Adapt to future Additional time for driver to reconfigure Placement of customers must be monitored Expensive Increased loading time

5. Source: Crestline Coach Vehicle Plans Test Fleet Mix 8 passenger- 4 WC-2 flip Increased fixed AM seats (which is 60% of demand) Less expensive configuration Less time spent on reconfiguration by drivers Not as versatile Difficult to accommodate for changes in demand and scheduling

6. 6 WC-8 flip Source: Crestline Coach Vehicle Plans 75%25% Test Fleet Mix Proportions 8 passenger- 4 WC-2 flip

7. Preliminary Analysis

8. Current DATS Seat type Utilization (Feb. 03) Source: DATS 2010Trips.xlsx > test1day.xlsx – MGTSC468 2011 Group 2

9. Source: Samples from 2010: Feb. 3, Feb. 9, Jun. 9, Jun. 17, Nov. 10, and Nov. 26 Frequency of Max Passengers

10. If DATS wants to Recapture Contracts... With the new fully flexible, 6WC-8Flip, we are able to capture group trips. Source: DATS 2010Trips.xlsx > New Feb. Summaries 2.0.xlsx – MGTSC468 2011 Group 2 Current Fleet Capacities Proposed Fleet Capacities

11. Test Results

12. Source: 20110317130631173.pdf - March 17, 2011 Results DATS Performance Comparison - New vs. Current Fleet (March 17 th, 2011) Current 535 618 311 Proposed 603 842 342 Other client types + 68 + 224 + 31 + 323 more passengers

13. Source: 20110317130631173.pdf - March 17, 2011 Results DATS Performance Comparison - New vs. Current Fleet (March 17 th, 2011) 96 runs 89 runs We are able to serve MORE passengers using LESS runs.

14. Final Recommendation

15. - + Run Sensitivity Analysis – Compare with March 17, 2011 TEST 100-0 *Test Proportions: 6WC/8Flip -8Pass/4WC/2Flip TEST 50-50 - + Purchase 75-25 Purchase 50-50 Purchase 100-0

16. Vehicle Replacement Phasing Purchase 6WC – 8 Flip vehicles first Highest impact to community and DATS Use conventional buses for large AM group trips Contract out long duration trips that carry one or two passengers Using Resources Efficiently

17. Legend Pre-configure vehicle at the beginning of the day to match usage of the day’s schedule. Vehicle Use

18. ETS Mission Customer-focused, safe, reliable and affordable public transit services that link people and places

19. QUESTIONS ?

20. THANK YOU!

21. APPENDIX

22. Interval Load Data – Feb. 09, 2010 Source: DATS 2010Trips.xlsx > test1day.xlsx – MGTSC468 2011 Group 2

23. Source: Samples from 2010: Feb. 3, Feb. 9 Frequency of Max Passengers

24. Source: 20110317130631173.pdf - March 17, 2011 Results DATS Performance Comparison - New vs. Current Fleet (March 17 th, 2011)