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How Can Indian Railways Service the Steel Sector Better?
(2011-05-26)
The focus of this paper is on how Indian Railways can service the steel sector better. The steel sector is a core sector, with railways playing a critical role in its logistics. The paper examines the changing industry ...
Analysis of Non Suburban Passenger Coaching Stock Utilization
(2011-05-26)
This paper assesses the utilization of coaches on the parameters percentage of runtime, kms/day, and average speed of rakes servicing express/mails and passenger trains in the South Central Railway (SCR). This is done by ...
Role of universal service obligation fund in rural telecom services: lesson from the Indian experience
(2010-09-07)
Despite the tremendous growth of mobile services in most developing countries, these
have largely remained limited to urban areas, aggravating the existing urban and rural divide.
Policy makers and regulators perceive ...
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 ...
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 ...
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Ordinance 2014: A Process Perspective
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
This paper captures the policy processes leading to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Ordinance, 2014. It maps the role and the influence of the ...
Evolution of Model Concession Agreement for National Highways in India
(2013-11-22)
Economic liberalisation in 1990s necessitated development of a world class road network to
trigger the economic growth trajectory for India. The concept of involving private sector was
mooted as the investment required ...
Container movement by rail in India: a review of policy evolution
(Elsevier Ltd, 2012-03-01)
Container movement by rail was a monopoly of Indian Railways (IR) until 2005. Its subsidiary Container Corporation (CONCOR) was the sole operator of container trains. Entry of other entities in 2007 has been driven by ...
Dedicated high speed rail network in india: Issues in development
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-05)
India and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a high speed rail (HSR) network costing INR 976.36 billion, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. As of now, the top speed in India is 150 kmph, and that too for ...
An overview of the trucking sector in india: Significance and structure
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015-12-23)
The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the trucking sector. It describes the significance of road transport and the structure of the trucking industry. It also explores the causes and consequences of the ...