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Finding Relevant Metrics For Transportation Systems
For any company, success does not equate to sales generated for a particular product or service. Success equates to customer satisfaction. In fact, this is what all companies aim for – a long-term goal even. For once customer satisfaction is achieved, viral marketing or word-of-mouth advertising is then the next logical step. And this is, by far, one of the most effective methods of advertising and marketing any company could ever come by. Best of all, through viral marketing, you are able to market your products and services without costing your wallet even a cent. So, how do you achieve customer satisfaction? This is all about incorporating an efficient delivery or transportation system. For this, it is essential to implement efficient metrics for transportation.
You may ask yourself why transportation is needed in achieving customer satisfaction. Just think about it: if your products are not delivered to your customers in a timely manner, no to mention in tiptop shape, then you cannot expect them to be satisfied with your product, no matter how great it is. Thus, you need to implement a very reliable and efficient delivery or transportation system in your company. To ensure smoother flow of operations, an efficient metric system is then needed.
One of the first things you need to consider when in the process of developing metrics for your transportation system are the very goals that you want to achieve. Naturally, you would want to check if your existing transportation or delivery system is indeed as efficient as it should be. An effective system is one that can assure no delays when it comes to delivery. Make sure to have an objective eye when determining this about your own delivery system.
Another goal that you should consider is whether or not your existing system needs any modifications or revisions so that there would be improvement implemented. If there is such need for improvement, then you should determine which particular areas need improving, as well as the appropriate courses of action to ensure such improvement.
Clearly, the process of achieving these goals is not that simple. You need to conduct some analysis of figures as well as their interpretation. Having a handy metric system helps you do just that. Make sure your data or figures are indeed clear right from the start so that analysis and interpretation and such would not be confusing.
Do not worry if you do not have a concrete idea as to what metrics you should include here. There are examples of such metrics that you can check out on the Internet. Of course, you still need to consider the relevance of the metrics that you plan to include to the very goals and objectives that your company wants to achieve. It would not make sense to include metrics that do not have any purpose whatsoever to the achievement of such aspirations. Just so you know, commonly used metrics for transportation include traffic, mobility, speed, and accessibility. These are just some of the metrics that you can consider including in your delivery metric system. Once you start developing your system, other relevant metrics should come to you when you get the hang of it.
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Las Vegas Transportation System
Traveling in and around Las Vegas is pretty easy and there are several forms of transportation available to utilize. Taxis are the major form of transportation for getting from one place to another in this city but there are more affordable and just as reliable forms of transportation that will conveniently get you to your destination. If you are traveling in big groups taxi is probably your best option since you can split the bill 4 ways. A taxi will cost you $3.30 plus $2.40 per mile. Some people might even want to split a luxury limo for about $33-$100 per hour and travel around Las Vegas in style; but if it is just a few of you touring the city than you might want to consider The Deuce, Monorail, tram, or bus system as some other alternatives.
The Deuce
The Deuce on the Strip is a double-deck bus which has a transportation service that runs along the Vegas Strip. This allows visitors to have the convenience of hopping on and off the bus all day to frequent the hotels along the way. An all day pass will cost you $7 for use within a 24 hour period or a 3 day pass is $15. If you just want to make one stop than you can get a single ride for $3. You can purchase your ticket directly from the driver with exact change. It is one great way to see the Las Vegas Strip for a reasonable price. The Deuce is also a quick an easy way to get to the McCarran Airport from the South Strip Transfer terminal.
The Deuce stops at the following destinations along the strip 24 hours a day 7 days a week every 7-17 minutes depending on the day of travel:
- Ballys
- Bellagio
- Bills Gamblin Saloon
- Bonanza Gift Shop
- Caesars Palace
- Circus Circus
- Excalibur
- Fashion Show Mall
- Fitzgeralds
- Flamingo
- Gold Spike
- Harrahs
- Hilton Grand Vacations
- Imperial Palace
- Las Vegas Outlet Center
- Luxor
- Mandalay Bay
- MGM Grand
- Mirage
- Monte Carlo
- New-York-New York
- Palazzo
- Paris
- Planet Hollywood
- Polo Towers
- Riviera
- Sahara
- Stratosphere
- Treasure Island
- Tropicana
- Town Square
- Trump Tower
- Venetian
- Wynn
Monorail
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Intelligent Transport Systems
Both describe the use of computerised communication technology applied to improving the conditions on our roads. A system is programmed to achieve a particular set of goals, according to brief, further goals can be added, in the future, but need to be programmed into the system.
Any difference, therefore, lies in details of software programming and its application. Where traffic-related ITS deals mainly with traffic enforcement and toll collection, transport-related ITS aims to provide more pleasant and effective travel to those using public transport and help traffic to run more smoothly. The eThekwini Transport Authority has incorporated ITS into its plans for the future.
The eThekwini Transport Authority
In January 2004, the eThekwini Transport Authority (ETA) was established to take responsibility for all transport-related issues within the Municipality. Its particular mandates are public transport and the reduction of traffic congestion. It therefore hopes to encourage the people who presently indulge their use of private transport, to see the benefit of swapping to public transport.
In the Durban area, this includes buses, mini-bus taxis and trains, none of which presently operate very efficiently. Some services are duplicated, under-utilised and over-subsidised while others, that by virtue of their popularity should receive subsidies, do not.
Buses and trains are subsidised to the tune of R400 million a year, but taxi commuters -historically the poorer people of our society – are required to cover the entire cost of the service.
13% of Durban’s residents (roughly 400 000 people) have no access, or cannot afford to access public transport, in any form. The eThekwini Transport Authority’s current initiatives aim to apply technical intelligence to change and improve the status quo.
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