"Operations Research Approaches in Asset Management in Freight Rail" by Michael F. Gorman and Steven Harrod
 

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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