Transportation Management and Its Effect on the Economy of Iran:

Study of the current situation of the urban bus systems of Iran shows different kinds of obstacles and problems, including organizational and institutional structure, manpower structure, equipment structure and financial structure. This article with the title of Transportation Management and Its Effect on the Economy of Iran is prepared for the better identification ofthe public transportation system’s problemsin Iran and provides some solutions to increase the system’s efficiency. One of the main economic – social activities is transportation which has a special position in the modern societies. On the other hand, a significant proportion of the urban passenger transportation in Iran is undertaken by the bus systems which are managed under the supervision of municipalities. As encouraging people to use the public transportation is very important, designing a system which has the minimum financial, organizational and manpower problems has a high priority. In other words, the general condition of the bus system must be designed so that not only meets the passengers’ needs properly, but also has the required efficiency in terms of financing costs, combination of manpower,and combination of transportation fleets and the equipment structure.

کلیدواژه ها:

Bus system ، transportation management ، public transportation vehicles