Criteria were industry relevance, innovation, capacity for bringing improvement, and the ability to be applied in various contexts.
The company partnered with the Institue for Data Valorization to carry out joint research projects.
Keolis selected HASTUS-Rail after receiving on-site demonstrations of the software handling various scenarios that showed significant efficiency gains, cost savings and flexibility to adapt to Keolis’ operations, including compliance with the FRA’s hours of service regulations, according to the company.
The new modules will allow MST’s employees to access various functionalities over the Web, including bidding on work and vacation choices, and make it easier for the agency to establish run times, produce detailed itineraries with accurate distance calculations and automatically format schedules suitable for posting at each stop.
In addition, the Department of Transport and Main Roads has a sub-contract with TransLink to share HASTUS 2010 for its qconnect urban network.
The BidWeb module is designed to give transit employees greater control in the bid process by leveraging Web functionality to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of roster assignment bids, vacation bids, and vacation replacement bids.
The installation completes the first phase of an aggressive implementation plan developed by GIRO and MTR to ensure smooth operations and efficient service when MTR officially began operating the metro on Nov. 2, 2009.
Agency expects services to grow by more than 30 percent over the next five years, requiring the ability to automate manual processes and streamline administrative operations.
The initial HASTUS solution purchased by Qbuzz in June 2009 included the software's main scheduling modules: Vehicle, Crew and CrewOpt. The Roster and DailyCrew modules were also added, with timetable publication tool HASTOP slated for addition by Dec. 13.