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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 ...
Resource mobilisation strategies for financing of transport infrastructure and services
(2010-03-27)
Transport infrastructure development in India has been slow and unsatisfactory due to the excessive dependence on budgetary support from the State and due to the dominance of state controlled enterprises. Future investment ...
Privatization of ports - framework for governmental action
(2010-04-05)
Given the delays and congestions at ports, leading to extensive demurrage charges for ships, a lot of attention on improving port productivity through better management systems and infrastructure developments are being ...
Structuring the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project A Lost Opportunity
(2013-11-21)
A new large railway project offers opportunity for structuring in a manner that best value can be
delivered towards transportation. This is more so in the context of an existing large integrated railway
system (Indian ...
Indian Railways in the Past Twenty Years Issues, Performance and Challenges
(2009-07-29)
Indian Railways (IR) is Asia’s largest and world’s second largest network under one management, with a separate Ministry and its own annual budget. The network carried about 17 million Passengers and 2 mt freight every day ...
Strategies for Improved Servicing of the Customers: Case of Ghaziabad Goods Shed of the Indian Railways
(2009-07-28)
The Ghaziabad (GZB) goods shed was one of the top rail goods handling points in the National Capital Region (NCR). The growth was expected to be robust in the forthcoming years, since GZB and Noida were high growth districts ...
‘Turnaround’ of Indian Railways: A Critical Appraisal of Strategies and Processes
(2009-08-13)
Indian Railways (IR), which was declared to be heading towards bankruptcy as per the Expert Group on Indian Railways in 2001, is today the second largest profit making Public Sector Undertaking after ONGC. The fund balance ...
Airport Privatization in India:Lessons from the Bidding Process in Delhi and Mumbai
(2009-08-22)
Modernization of Delhi and Mumbai airports had been considered as early as 1996 by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). In June 2003, the AAI board approved a modernization proposal. These airports accounted for 47% of ...
A Diagnostic Study of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
(2009-09-01)
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), an autonomous body under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, was commissioned on 26th May, 1989. The port was originally planned to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for ...