Browsing Cases and Notes by Subject "Rail Transportation"
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CONCOR: Tea Transportation
(2010-08-19)This case looks at how to develop a marketing strategy for CONCOR, for transporting tea from gardens to the processing plants as containerized. cargo by rail. The worldwide trend in product movement is towards containerized. ... -
Freight Train Crew Scheduling - Case of Vadodara Division
(2010-07-28)This case describes the crew scheduling process for freight trains at a crew change point in Vadodara division. The various labour related constraints are given. The objective of this case discussion is to develop an ... -
Ghaziabad Goods Shed: Strategies for Improved Servicing of the Customer case Analysis and Reflections (Color Case)
(2010-09-08)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 ... -
Indian Railways’ Strategic Vision to Serve Ports: A Case of Gandhidham Area
(2010-08-30)This case attempts to explore the opportunities available for the Indian Railways to be a major logistics and infrastructure provider for handling the port-based traffic of Gandhidham Area. This case focuses on two of the ... -
Konkan Railway Corporation: Choice of Alignment in Goa
(2010-08-10)In 1990, the construction of the Konkan Railway alignment was taken up to bridge the Konkan gap of about 1000 kms in the railway network between Bombay and Mangalore. The present case deals with the controversy over the ... -
Konkan Railway: Impact of Climate Change on Information
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Maintenance of Railway Carriage Stock in Bombay Division
(2010-07-26)This case describes the maintenance organization, maintenance facilities, and maintenance requirements of passenger trains coming to Bombay Central. The objective of this case is to help understand the complexities of a ... -
Maintenance Scheduling of Railway Coaching Stock: A Case of Ahmedabad
(2010-07-26)This case describes the maintenance requirements of various passenger trains terminating and originating at Ahmedabad. Based on these requirements, a maintenance schedule must be drawn up, keeping in mind the availability ... -
Pashu Khadya Company Limited
(2010-08-10)This case emphasizes the criteria of mode choice selection for raw material procurement of Pashu Khadya Company Limited (PKCL). PKCL is engaged in the business of animal feed manufacturing and imports its main raw material, ... -
Passenger Train: Crew Scheduling in Indian Railways - A Case of Vadodara
(2010-07-28)This case describes the running of passenger trains within the Vadodara division for which the crew needs to be organized. Since passenger trains are scheduled services, crew schedules can be developed in advance and are ... -
Queuing for Railway Reservation for Gujarat Mail
(2010-07-28)This case describes the reservation process for Gujarat Mail at the Ahmedabad railway station. Data is provided on the demand pattern for reservations and related transactions. An appropriate queuing system will have to ... -
Rajashree Cement: Engine on Load
(2010-08-30)The market share for cement transportation by rail had declined from 56% to 43% over the past decade. In an attempt to arrest the sliding market share, the Indian Railway (IR) wished to focus more on customer service by ... -
Southern Railway: Publication of a Customer Oriented Timetable
(2010-08-19)In 1998, the Southern Railway (SR) undertook a project to qualitatively upgrade its railway timetable, with the objective of making it more user-friendly. The outcome of this effort, which resulted in the publication of ... -
Teaching Note on the Case Maintenance Scheduling of Railway Coaching Stock: A Case of Ahmedabad
(2010-07-28)This case describes the maintenance requirements of various passenger trains terminating and originating at Ahmedabad. Based on these requirements, a maintenance schedule must be drawn up, keeping in mind the availability ... -
Turnaround of Indian Railways: Increasing the Axle Loading (Teaching Note)
(2010-09-03), , , , Change Management