Rail

Migrating to Next-Generation Systems Overview A major European freight railroad wanted to migrate its planning and scheduling systems to next-generation systems – a risky and expensive proposition. By partnering with a global management consulting company, Optym was able to evaluate the railway’s data migration strategy and make recommendations to reduce risk. Business Problem One of …

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Developing a Business Intelligence System Canadian Pacific Railway Overview While freight railroad databases contain data for all asset movements, they lack integrated data analytics and business intelligence systems so that users can analyze this data quickly.  Planners utilize these systems to improve operations or reduce costs. We partnered with Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway to design, …

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Using Data to Identify Missed Connection Causes at a Hump Yard Belt Railway of Chicago 50%+ Decrease in the number of missed connections 3,000+ Cars per day through BRC Clearing Yard​ Overview Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) found that at its Clearing Yard, one of the largest yards in the United States, a large number …

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Developing a Service Analyzer System CSX Transportation 2013 Chairman’s Award for Excellence Overview We partnered with CSX Transportation to develop its next-generation service measurement and reporting systems. With these systems in place, users can now easily view hotspots and drill down to details to perform a root cause analysis. Hundreds of users now use this …

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Developing a Locomotive Simulation System CSX Transportation Overview Railroad locomotive departments need locomotive planning systems to make strategic decisions related to fleet sizing, fleet mix, shop locations, capacities and capabilities. We developed a simulation system to meet this need for CSX Transportation. Business Problem Large freight railroads in the United States own several thousand locomotives …

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Using Simulation To Improve Rail Network Efficiency​ $100M Increase in Revenue 2-3% accuracy in produced KPI modeling Overview When mining companies aim to increase their annual production, their railroads can often create a bottleneck in the supply chain between mines and ports. By using simulation to identify improvement opportunities in the rail network, companies can …

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Using Simulation to Make Hump Yard Capital Expense Decisions The Belt Railway of Chicago 15% Improvement in railway yard dwell​ Overview Belt Railway of Chicago’s (BRC) Clearing Yard is among the largest hump yards in United States. BRC spends millions of dollars annually in projects aimed to increase capacity, reduce cost or improve efficiency. We …

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Creating an Integrated Hump Yard Simulation System CSX Transportation 3% Accuracy in simulation modeled 2012 Received Chairman’s Award for Excellence Overview As volumes continued to grow in CSX Transportation’s rail network, its hump yards became congested. Partnering with CSX, we developed an integrated hump yard simulation system to help the company determine a hump yard’s …

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Evaluating an Intermodal Yard Layout Using Simulation CSX Transportation 15% Increase in capacity​ 2011 Received Arema Engineering Award Overview CSX Transportation built its largest intermodal yard layout near Chicago using state-of-the-art technology. Employing a simulation system, we evaluated a given layout, identified capacity bottlenecks and created an improved layout that increased yard capacity by over …

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