#  Systemwide Overtime Cost Analysis 

 



The Field Lab partnered with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to examine overtime usage and associated costs across the transit system.



 

 ### Project Partner

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)



 

 ### Project Summary

Students worked with systemwide payroll and operational data to analyze overtime patterns, distribution across departments, and cost drivers.



 

 ### Areas of Focus

The team examined overtime utilization by function and facility, labor scheduling practices, cost concentration areas, and patterns contributing to overtime expenditures.



 

  

 

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ MBTA ](/city-agency/mbta)
- [ MLD-412: Greater Boston Advanced Applied Field Lab ](/course/mld-412-greater-boston-advanced-applied-field-lab)
- [ Student Projects Library ](/page-type-library/student-projects-library)
- [ Fiscal, Operational and Budgetary Analysis ](/policy-areas/fiscal-operational-and-budgetary-analysis)
- [ 2016 ](/year/2016-0)