Scheduling Review Clause Samples
Scheduling Review. A comprehensive review of MTA scheduling, including the Trapeze system shall be undertaken by the Contractor. The Contractor shall work with MTA staff to evaluate the following areas and include sample queries. Where Trapeze scenario testing is required, it is assumed that MTA staff will undertake this work. The Contractor shall be available to assist and to work closely with MTA staff throughout the task. • Benchmarking of MTA peers regarding actual performance, practices, and measurement shall be undertaken by the Contractor recognizing that each system has unique circumstances. To address MTA’s unique local conditions, the Contractor shall conduct a more thorough investigation of current practices and the opportunities for implementation of improvements. • Implementation of the labor agreement and side letters; what are the impacts on service quality and operating efficiency? Specifically, has the agreement been implemented to MTA’s best advantage in achieving operating and financial objectives? • How are routes, schedules, and service spans determined; what are the respective roles of service planning, operations planning, scheduling, and operations staff? How are customer, operating, and budget needs addressed? • What is the process for schedule writing? How are running times validated and/or calibrated using what data sets? What are the objectives in developing the schedules? When policy conflicts occur, how are they resolved? Are routes developed individually or as groups? What actions are undertaken to ensure that the schedules are efficient and effective? • What is the process for vehicle blocking? How are the schedules optimized for blocking? How are routes and service assigned to the various bus garages? How are layover and recovery handled? Is Wage Order 9 considered at the blocking stage? Are scheduled trip times locked or can they be shifted to improve efficiency? • How does MTA undertake crew scheduling? What are the primary issues in minimizing operator costs and assuring reliable delivery? How are the various parameters optimized for a final solution? How are overtime and operator work force sizing addressed? At what point is rostering considered? • How is ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ used to support each aspect of the scheduling work? Is Trapeze fully operational and being used to the maximum advantage?
Scheduling Review. Within 7 days of receipt of the Response to the Request for Board Review or Response to Counterclaim, whichever comes later, the Chair will, in consultation with the Parties, establish dates for any additional pre-hearing submissions and schedule a hearing date. The hearing will generally be conducted at the time of the next regularly scheduled meeting. In addition, the Board may convene a preliminary hearing by conference call for the purpose of addressing an information exchange, the order of proceedings at the hearing, bifurcation of merit and quantum issues, and such other matters that the Board believes will expedite the hearing process.