@article{Metaxatos:207948,
      recid = {207948},
      author = {Metaxatos, Paul},
      title = {Deployment Strategies for Paratransit Computer-Assisted  Scheduling and Dispatching Systems: Results from a Focus  Group in Illinois},
      address = {2006-03},
      number = {1427-2016-118558},
      pages = {19},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {The level of realized positive impacts from  computer-assisted scheduling and dispatching
(CASD) systems  depends on the specifics of each implementation plan and  the overall
deployment strategy that is contemplated early  in the procurement process. Moreover,
with increasing  numbers of local CASD system implementations, state  departments of
transportation have only recently realized  the need to incorporate feedback from
paratransit providers  in developing statewide strategies regarding future  deployments of
such systems. While considering the variety  of needs of Illinois paratransit operators,
this paper  develops three different CASD deployment scenarios: a  centralized, a
decentralized, and a regional deployment.  The consensus from a focus group was that a
hybrid approach  that combines the strengths of the decentralized and  regional approaches
should be further pursued. The total  cost of ownership for the preferred alternatives is
also  developed.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/207948},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.207948},
}