input
- Load orders
- Load/unload availability
- Rolling stock inventory
- Maintenance requirements
- Track structure and paths
- Crew availability
Engine
- Produces an optimal train schedule for a given set of orders
Output
- Weekly train schedule
- KPIs including tonnes, cost of operation and utilisation
Specifications
Features
- Allow the analysis of a range of scenarios to determine the optimal set of rules and variables for a given weeks operations
- Produces detailed outputs for each train schedule
Benefits
- Significantly reduce the planning and replanning effort and time
- Make savings by deploying rolling stock in the most optimal manner
- Minimizes repositioning of trains
- Increases rolling stock utilization and operational flexibility leading to lower capital equipment and operational maintenance costs
- Facilitates strategic planning by applying potential changes in infrastructure, equipment, volumes and service levels to evaluate effectiveness
Approach
- Balances the constraints to generated the most efficient schedule possible subject to the operating rules and constraints
- Automatically constructs optimised equipment plans that cover the train plan at the least cost
- The tool will produce a weekly train plan (schedule) to cover a given set of orders
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