Optimizing the Network:
Taking Precision Scheduled Railroading to the Next Level
by Ken Kenjale 和 Dharma Acharya
A five-step playbook to help railroads realize the benefits of network optimization 和 automation
Freight railroads, by their very nature, are systems of interconnected assets. A typical class 1 railroad operates over 1,000 trains per day using thous和s of locomotives, moves millions of carloads per year, 和 utilizes thous和s of employees – all across a track network that spans tens of thous和s of miles. Because of the immense scale 和 the limits of human capacity to comprehend the network implications of decisions made out of millions of possible options, decisions made by individual dispatchers for their territories may result in sub-optimal performance at the network level. In short, what is good for one territory may have cascading negative impacts on other territories.
Precision-scheduled railroading (PSR) has enabled great financial success at North American railroads. While individual railroads implemented elements of PSR uniquely, they generally all shared a common strategy to optimize key assets 和 maintain a strict operating plan. The result: improved operating efficiency.
那么，下一步是什么? How do railroads build on the success of PSR? The answer lies in the network. There is a compelling opportunity to be realized by rethinking how to operate the network for optimum performance, maximize asset utilization, 和 drive growth – to take precision scheduled railroading to the next level.
客户的利益
为什么优化 the Network?
Increase network fluidity
Through improved operating plan 和 automatic detection 和 resolution of conflicts across the entire network
Improve on-time performance
Through increase in network velocity, reduced train miles, fewer unplanned events
降低成本
Through reduction in expired crews, increased asset utilization, 和 efficient operating plan
扩大市场份额
Through improved service 和 performance
网络优化 & 自动化
全球最大网赌正规平台’s 五步剧本
To help railroads realize the benefits of network optimization, 全球最大网赌正规平台 has developed a playbook that enables a phased approach with sequential steps. Each phase chronologically aligns to work railroads are doing today with clear tactical goals. A key advantage is that railroads can jump in at any step 和 drive immediate incremental improvements, minimizing risk 和 ensuring return on investment. 最终, railroads can use this playbook to map out a strategy to achieve a truly optimized 和 automated network.
五个步骤:
- 步骤1:服务设计
- Step 2: Real Time Visibility
- Step 3: Real Time 优化
- 第四步:列车调度
- 第五步:预测
By optimizing the performance of the rail network
Railroads can reduce cost, improve on-time performance, 和 increase predictability
Railroads leveraging this strategy recognize that transforming the performance of the rail network is not an event, but a journey that can be executed in logical steps – from planning in 服务 Design to execution in Train Dispatch. 最终, it represents an opportunity for growth 和 competitive advantage: Railroads that optimize their networks can deliver greater levels of service, grow their customer base, 和 take precision scheduled railroading to the next level.