DETERMINATION OF OPERATING COSTS FOR RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR COMPONENTS BY SIMULATION MODELLING

This paper describes an investigation concerned with costs to operate (maintain and acquire) railroad freight car components. The technique used to determine these costs is dynamic simulation cost modelling (SCM). Extensions and modifications of a previously presented version of this technique are described. Also described are the three elements of the technique - the schematic diagram which describes the component usage, the computer program which implements the diagram, and the required input data set. A preliminary input data set and corresponding approximate results are given for the freight car wheel. These results are for the reference (present time) composite national railroad system.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 28th AIIE Convention for the Spring Annual Conference and Product Engineering Show, Dallas, Texas, May 24-27, 1977. Also available from ESL.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Industrial Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Krauter, A I
  • Saroop, R
• Conference:
  • Presented at the 28th AIIE Convention for the Spring Annual Conference and Product Engineering Show, Dallas, Texas, May 24-27, 1977. Also available from ESL.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 397-407

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Costs; Durability; Freight cars; Life cycle costing; Rolling stock; Simulation; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car components; Wheel life
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164912
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: AIIE-P-77-2 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM