| Title | Operations Benefit/Cost Analysis TOPS-BC User's Manual: Providing Guidance to Practitioners in the Analysis of Benefits and Costs of Management and Operations Projects |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 66964 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Sallman, Doug; Jeannotte, Krista; Margiotta, Rich; Strasser, Jennifer; Hunt, Jim |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations; Cambridge Systematics |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 20130101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This document provides guidance on the setup and application of the Tool for Operations Benefit/Cost (TOPS-BC), which was developed to provide key decision support capabilities including: The ability for users to investigate the expected range of impacts associated with previous deployments and analyses of many TSM&O strategies; A screening mechanism to help users identify appropriate tools and methodologies for conducting a benefit/cost (B/C) analysis based on their analysis needs; A framework and default cost data to estimate the life-cycle costs of various TSM&O strategies, including capital, replacement, and continuing operations and maintenance (O&M) costs; and A framework and suggested impact values for conducting simple sketch planning level B/C analysis for selected TSM&O strategies. This User's Manual provides instruction on the installation and setup of TOPS-BC Version 1.0, instruction for using the basic capabilities, and discussion of adapting the available capabilities to the unique needs of an individual analysis. The TOPS-BC tool was developed to support and complement the guidance developed as part of the FHWA Operations Benefit/Cost Desk Reference project. The Desk Reference provides more general discussion on the field of B/C analysis and methods for structuring analyses to overcome the many challenges often present when attempting to apply B/C analysis to Operations strategies. |
| Rosap ID | dot:41433 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41433 |
| General Subjects | Transportation agencies--United States--Management--Cost effectiveness; Traffic engineering--United States; Value analysis (Cost control) |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-06-D-00004 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HOP-13-041 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66900/66964/fhwahop13041.pdf |
| Alternative URL | http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop13041/fhwahop13041.pdf; https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop1341/index.htm |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |