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Crew scheduling in Indian railways: a case study of Vadodara division passenger train crews
(2010-03-14)
In this paper we discuss the crew scheduling problem in Indian Railways and propose a methodology to minimize crew requirements. In Particular, we deal with the scheduling of passenger train crews in Vadodara Division of ...
Safety management in transportation
(2010-03-21)
This paper presents a framework for identification and analysis of issues in Safety Management in Transportation. The paper analysis Safety Management in the three modes of transport namely Road, Rail and Air. Safety ...
A note on the Indian motor vehicle industry
(2010-03-21)
This note describes the history of the Indian Motor Vehicles Industry and its current status. There are a number of manufacturers in the public, joint and private sectors. Several new manufacturers also intend to enter the ...
Computer based itinerary planning on transportation systems
(2010-03-22)
Customers seek to know the best way of getting from an origin to a destination on a transportation system. Knowing the best way, i.e, itinerary planning, becomes all the more important when there are varied choices depending ...
Implementation of large computer-communication projects in a developing country: a case study
(2010-03-25)
The implementation of geographically dispersed computer-communication projects involving large financial outlays is a complex task, more so in a developing country context. This paper is focused around a case study which ...
Spatial optimisation of the fuel purchase decision for road transport undertakings
(2010-03-22)
Road transport undertakings in India have been spending approximately between 15-20 % of their total expenses on fuel. Given the fact that they visit different towns and sometimes even different states, the fuel which is ...
Simulation models to evaluate railway operating policies
(2010-03-23)
In this paper, we describe two applications of simulation models to evaluate the following railway operating policies: 1. Loco assignment at a junction, and 2. Twin single line versus orthodox double line operation. The ...
Dispatch planning of finished steel: A case study in modeling and data analysis
(2010-03-22)
A steel plant has to dispatch products to forty four stockyards from a range of over hundred stock keeping units. The railways, who transport the steel, would like the steel plant to move the steel in a rake load since it ...
Analysis of wagon utilization and estimating the optimal freight transport effort (loaded and empty wagon movement) for the Indian railways
(2010-03-29)
Over the past four decades, the freight movement output of the Indian Railways has increased substantially. The tonnes originating increased over fourfold from 73.2 million tonnes in 1950-51 to 302 million tonnes in 1988-89. ...
A computer based crew scheduling system for freight trains in Indian railways
(2010-03-23)
This paper describes the design and implementation of an online PC-based crew allocation and management system for freight trains on Indian Railways. The software allows different rules to be used for calling the crew so ...