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- Title
A Study on Operational Efficiency Enhancement of University Transport System with Special Reference to Vignan University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
- Authors
Katuri, Phani Kumar; Rao, K. S.
- Abstract
The present study focuses on operational efficiency enhancement of university transport system with special reference to Vignan University, Guntur. Vignan University was established in the year of 2008 in remote village named Vadlamudi. The university gets the students from nearer towns. For providing better facilities to the student's community, university started transport system and it have not been going on smoothly. University management is not satisfied with the performance of transport wing in terms of profits and operational efficiency. This study is intended to examine the operational costs and optimal bus facility network allocation. For this study, data are collected from both primary and secondary sources. Data are analysed on the basis of cost-benefit analysis. The results revealed that variations taken place in operating costs, transit operations could save better to management by reallocate resources as per operational cost changes. Transit network setting is one of the causes for incurring high costs. The data analysis reveals that there is a scope for increasing the profits by operational efficiency enhancement. Findings and suggestions of this study may be helpful to the university policy makers for developing more effective and better transport system.
- Subjects
INDIA; TRANSPORTATION; COLLEGE students; UNIVERSITY &; college administration; BUSES; PUBLIC transit
- Publication
Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems, 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2, p56
- ISSN
2277-1387
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21863/jscms/2016.5.2.031