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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 ...
Management of large it projects: the passenger reservation system of Indian railways
(2010-03-26)
The Passenger Reservation System of Indian Railways is a major computer application in a visible, consumer sensitive area. The involves a distributed database, spread over five host computers located in five metropolitan ...
Experiences of various forms of commercial partnerships in Indian Railways
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-07-01)
This paper brings out issues of governance between the Ministry of Railways and various service delivering commercial entities under the Ministry. Some of this is accentuated by both the ministerial and administrative ...