Developing an Extenics-Based Model for Evaluating Bus Transit System

Evaluating bus transit performance periodically is a key step to improve service quality and system efficiency. An extenics-based model is developed with the real-world data. The performance indices employed for the evaluation are identified. The dependent function applied for measuring the correlat...

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Main Authors: Yufeng Liu, Steven Chien, Dawei Hu, Ning Wang, Rui Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Transportation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8879664
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description Evaluating bus transit performance periodically is a key step to improve service quality and system efficiency. An extenics-based model is developed with the real-world data. The performance indices employed for the evaluation are identified. The dependent function applied for measuring the correlation between the bus transit and the system performance is formulated. The hybrid weights associated with the indices are determined by subjective weights through analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and objective weights through the entropy method. The proposed extenics model is applied for evaluating a bus transit system of a medium-sized city in China. The model outcomes are informative, while the suggestions corresponding to the identified weakness are concluded for future planning and operation.
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spelling doaj-art-346c8a7bd4d548e29c443df7d93016d62025-08-20T02:24:04ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88796648879664Developing an Extenics-Based Model for Evaluating Bus Transit SystemYufeng Liu0Steven Chien1Dawei Hu2Ning Wang3Rui Zhang4College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, ChinaCollege of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, ChinaCollege of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, ChinaCollege of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, ChinaCollege of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, ChinaEvaluating bus transit performance periodically is a key step to improve service quality and system efficiency. An extenics-based model is developed with the real-world data. The performance indices employed for the evaluation are identified. The dependent function applied for measuring the correlation between the bus transit and the system performance is formulated. The hybrid weights associated with the indices are determined by subjective weights through analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and objective weights through the entropy method. The proposed extenics model is applied for evaluating a bus transit system of a medium-sized city in China. The model outcomes are informative, while the suggestions corresponding to the identified weakness are concluded for future planning and operation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8879664
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