Technology Sharing Program (U.S.)
Works: | 447 works in 1,001 publications in 1 language and 22,277 library holdings |
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Genres: | Handbooks and manuals History Conference papers and proceedings Case studies Specifications |
Classifications: | HE308, 388.4 |
4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 204 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1985 and 1987 in English and held by 172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This handbook is primarily intended to serve as a primer for transit system managers who have not had any formal financial education through college classes, professional development programs, or extensive on-the-job programs. The following topics are covered: financial planning techniques for transit (beginning the financial planning process, turning strategy into a financial plan, budgeting, and coping with problems and pitfalls); accounting fundamentals (the accounting process, financial statements, working capital, cost analysis, break-even analysis, the cash and accrual basis of accounting, depreciation); budgeting (purposes of a budget, concepts in budgeting, budget preparation, internal preparation, external review, implementation, analysis techniques); cash control (the operator, the farebox, the vault, receiving vaults/ancillary equipment, vault handling and physical facilities, money counting, money room operators, funds transfer, other loss areas); inventory management (reasons for and requirements of effective inventories); risk management (elements of risk management, risk funding and decision making, property and liability insurance coverages, and establishment of a risk management policy); cash management (cash flow time lines, the concept of float, banking services, cash discounts, cash flow forecasts); debt financing (types of debt, planning and issuing debt); capital expenses (the time value of money, life-cycle costing, vehicle rehabilitation, tax benefit transfer); and automation in financial management. Appendixes explain various debt mechanisms and microcomputer applications. (MN)
5 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and held by 165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The report describes how to develop private sector transit contracts at the local level. It focuses on the experiences of rural transit operators who have successfullly entered into contractual service agreements. It was originally developed as the background document for a workshop on contracting. The document's first section explores the benefits for contracting to the public and private sectors, planning for contracted services, how to develop the contract document itself, and how to monitor the service, maintenance, and financial aspects of a contract for transit service or support activities. The second section of the manual contains actual examples of procurement documents, notices, and procedures for use by the transit manager
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
...Covers topics such as freeway incident detection and response, traffic congestion alleviation methods, improvement of motorist education programs and motorist services; discusses how public agencies and private organizations can implement an effective incident management system


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- United States Urban Mass Transportation Administration Office of Planning Assistance
- United States Department of Transportation
- United States Urban Mass Transportation Administration
- United States Urban Mass Transportation Administration University Research and Training Program
- United States Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary
- United States Federal Highway Administration
- United States Federal Transit Administration
- United States Urban Mass Transportation Administration Technical Assistance Program
- Weiner, Edward Author
- Travel Model Improvement Program (U.S.)
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration