Information System and Technology Optimization as a Tool for Ensuring the Competitiveness of a Railway Undertaking—Case Study

Juraj Čamaj, Eva Brumerčíková and Michal Petr Hranický
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Juraj Čamaj: Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Eva Brumerčíková: Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Michal Petr Hranický: Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-23

Abstract: Information and communication technologies are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life, as they facilitate many activities, mainly in the world of work, but also in scientific research and education. At present, informatics is one of the fastest growing sectors of the national economy. This development has had a significant impact on improving the quality of transport and transportation processes. The article is focused on the railway transport. It deals with the possibilities of planning the shifts of the train personnel and circulation of the vehicles. It describes the background of the topic. The scientific acquittance lies on the methodology proposed by authors. It presents a new idea of creating the shifts and circulations while being based on the current state and mathematical methods.

Keywords: railway transport; planning; shift; circulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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