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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Railway Industry"”.
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Maximum risk reduction with a fixed budget in the railway industry
… in safety-critical industries such as the railways are frequently faced with the complexity of selecting technological, procedural and operational solutions to minimise staff, passengers and third parties’ safety risks. In reality, the options for maximising risk reduction are limited by …
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Revenue Management in the railway industry in Japan and Portugal : a stakeholder approach
… 1970s after the deregulation of the US airline industry, and has enabled the US airline industry to increase its revenue by offering dynamic prices associated with demand. Many academic articles have understandably focused on applications to the airline industry. This thesis deals with the …
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Collective bargaining in the railway industry: progress and problems of the 1960's projected to the 1970's.
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1973
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A lean enterprise approach for developing high speed rail in Japan and Portugal
… the expansion and development of the high speed railway industry in Japan. The basic idea of the lean enterprise is increasing value-added processes, eliminating waste, and creating equitable value delivery throughout the enterprise. It also focuses on both radical change and continuous …
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Axle burn-off and stack-up force analyses of a railroad roller bearing using the finite element method
… failures are a primary concern to the railway industry. A bearing-related failure can cause derailment and result in millions of dollars in damage. The bearings used in railway applications are almost exclusively tapered roller bearings and are composed of a two-row assembly with a …
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Analysis of capacity pricing and allocation mechanisms in shared railway systems
… by different train operating companies (shared railway system) has been proposed as a way to improve infrastructure utilization and to increase efficiency in the railway industry. Shared use requires coordination between the infrastructure manager and multiple train operators. Such coordination …
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Privatising Britain's passenger railway : expectations and outcomes of the 'free' market approach
The privatisation of the British railway industry was announced in 1992, and a central plank of the government's strategy was to liberalise British Rail's (BR's) passenger market at the time of its divestiture. Competition was to be introduced both for the market, through franchising, and in the …
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Analysis of the performance and failure of railroad concrete crossties with various track support conditions
… work can impact different groups related to the railway industry, including manufacturers of concrete crossties, railroads, AREMA, the FRA, and research institutions.
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A Study on Factors Affecting the Performance of Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)
Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) is a railroad connecting two countries, Tanzania and Zambia that was built in the mid seventies. This was built after the government of Mr. Ian Smith in Northern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, declared a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from the …
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Working-class politics in Sheffield, 1900-1920 : A regional study in the origins and early growth of the Labour Party.
… industries employing mainly women and in the railway industry. The second section examines the nature and comunication of a dominant ideology and considers its impingement on the development of an organised working class challenge. It examines the activities and comments of a local industrial …
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An approach to developing a resilient high-speed rail enterprise architecture through digital transformation
… landscape and uncertain future in the Japanese railway industry.
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The commercial and technical evolution of the ferry industry 1948-1987
… record permits of an important shipping industry sector that previously has received little serious historical consideration. Most of the ferry industry, dominated by its railway industry parent and ravaged by war losses, came into public ownership in 1948 as a consequence of railway …
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Development Impacts of high-speed rail : megalopolis formation and implications for Portugal's Lisbon-Porto High-Speed Rail Link
… intended to be of value to policy-makers in the railway industry.
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Understanding government and railroad strategy for crude oil transportation in North America
… the safety control structure of the Canadian railway industry that existed prior to the Lac-Megantic accident. This research describes how environmental acceptability is implicit in advancing energy security and economic development. The research also raises questions about the acceptability …
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A Study of Innovation Networks Management in the Rail Industry: A case study of the Overseas Technical Certification Process in the Korean Rail Industry
… for capacity building the Korean certification industry. To do this, I studied overseas technical certification test cases of a Korean SME. Throughout this literature review, I identify the importance of the network and the opinions of various scholars on the communication and knowledge transfer …
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A collaborative and co-ordinated approach to success – how can the rail industry learn from the recent military campaigns (2001–2015) for the development of strategic resilience management leadership?
… research. These lessons are then applied to the railway industry, in a bid to improve current resilience capabilities. Future work is likely to continue to develop the ORM3 framework, supported through the development of a cross industry learning methodology to continue to build capability. This …
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Development of a framework to evaluate the impact of behavioural factors on the performance of strategic railway alliances in the UK
… factors on the performance of strategic railway alliances.This research investigates the impact of behavioural factors, namely the behavioural success factors and behavioural negative factors, which impact on the performance of strategic railway alliance, in order to provide affordable …
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Thermomechanical and Vibrational Fatigue Life Assessment of Railway Wheels
… cost lives and billions of dollars to the railway industry. Therefore, it is important to understand the failure behavior of critical components of the train, especially the ones which are exposed to extreme weather conditions. This understanding is much needed to develop effective risk …
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Adhesive bonding of stainless steel :Sstrength and durability.
… of the large bond areas involved, and in the railway industry, due to improved acoustic insulation and greater fatigue resistance. The work presented in this thesis is concerned with adhesive bonding of stainless steels intended for structural applications. As a starting point to the …
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