Position within network development and management
Transport system development typically occurs in a top-down process, where the higher levels inform the lower levels, and feedback is provided upward. Network operation planning fits at a mid-level in the process. It should be informed by strategic and network wide approaches, but a NOP aims to align localised and detailed outcomes with these plans. NOPs link strategic plans to day-to-day decision making.
Refer to Position within network development and management in Introduction and context.