Title

Operations Research Approaches in Asset Management in Freight Rail

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2-2011

Publication Source

Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science

Abstract

This article describes operations research methodologies as they apply to asset management in freight rail. We describe state-of-the-art methods for locomotive, crew, rail-car, line and yard planning and management. We conclude with emerging areas of research in rail.

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-470-40063-0

Comments

Copyright © 2011, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Citation information: Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science by James J. Cochran, Louis Anthony Cox, Jr., Pinar Keskinocak, Jeffrey P. Kharoufeh, and J. Cole Smith.

Publisher

Wiley

Volume

8

Place of Publication

Hoboken, NJ

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