Quest Journals
Journal of Research in Business and Management
Volume 10 ~ Issue 7 (2022) pp: 10-22
ISSN(Online):2347-3002
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*Corresponding Author: Saiful Simanullang 10 | Page
Research Paper
Service Management of Bus Transjakarta DKI Jakarta
Based on the Passenger Loyalty
Saiful Simanullang-1a, Pancasila University, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1b, Prodi Magister Management STIE
Muhammadiyah Jakarta
Mohamad Syamsul Maarif-2a, Pancasila University, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2b, IPB University, Bogor,
West Java, Email:
Sri Widyastuti-3, Pancasila University, Jakarta, Indonesia,
Widarto Rachbini-4, Pancasila University, Jakarta, Indonesia,
Abstract: The sharing of views on the management of buses by Transjakarta DKI Jakarta is an interesting
topic, because there is still space for improvement in the areas of management, particularly for the satisfaction
and loyalty of the passengers. The purpose of this research is to elaborate on a study of the influence of service
quality and sustainability on the satisfaction and loyalty of passengers, elaborate a study of the effect of
satisfaction on loyalty on the service of Transjakarta, and strategies to improve Transjakarta’s services. To
process data from 260 respondents, Structural Equation Modeling" (SEM) is used. SEM is able to estimate the
relationship between multiple variables, so that more accurate test results can be obtained on the measurements
that are slightly more complicated. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used as a tool to complete
decision making to improve the Transjakarta services obtained from the opinions of 9 experts. Based on the
SEM results of this research, it can be confirmed that the effects of the service quality variable on satisfaction,
sustainability on satisfaction, service quality on loyalty, sustainability on loyalty, and satisfaction on loyalty are
positively significant. The AHP result indicates the main factor of the policy with the main choice strategy in the
areas of safety. Therefore, support by Transjakarta management is needed as the main actor. It is very
important to review several policies in the context of efforts to improve the integrated services of Transjakarta.
Keywords: Service management, strategy to increase, Transjakarta DKI Jakarta, Variable servqual,
sustainability, satisfaction, loyalty
Received 25 June, 2022; Revised 05 July, 2022; Accepted 07 July, 2022 © The author(s) 2022.
Published with open access at www.questjournals.org
I. Introduction:
Many developing countries, including Indonesia (DKI Jakarta), have faced diverse challenges in urban
public transport by bus, both in the dimensions of reliability, empathy, tangibility, assurance, and
responsiveness. This is in line with the statement of Ngoc, A. M., Hung, K. V., & Tuan, (2017) that in
developing countries, there are several areas of concern for public transport services, especially bus services,
namely safety and reliability. Therefore, it’s extremely important, in addition to the motivation to reduce private
car use, as stated by (Hair Jr, J. F., Matthews, L. M., Matthews, R. L., & Sarstedt, 2017). Impacts on the
economy, social and environment will arise if improvements are not made because public transportation is one
of the essential aspects of society in the community of a country. Well-organized and efficient transportation
management is very useful for economic and industrial cycle activities as well as a means of moving between
places in the community. This is reinforced by the statement from (Le-Klahn, D. T., Gerike, R.&Hall, 2014) that
public transportation contributes to social, environmental, and economic benefits for the lives of all levels of
society at large, especially in lower-middle-income economies. Transjakarta, which became the subject of
research, was the first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) transportation system in Southeast and South Asia and has been
operating since 2004 in DKI Jakarta. Transjakarta was designed as a mode of mass transportation supporting the
activities of people in the most congested capital in the world, with the longest track in the world (251.2 km)
with 260 bus-shelters spread over 13 corridors. Transjakarta initially operated from 05.00 am - 22.00 pm, and
now provides 24-hour service in several corridors. The BRT system is similar in design to the Trans-Mileno
system in Bogota, Colombia.