Optram is a computer software for evaluation of track geometry quality data, used as a decision support in planning and follow-up of tamping maintenance for Swedish railways. The software was introduced at the Swedish Transport Administration year 2009 but has not reached the intended number of users. The purpose with this thesis is to suggest how Optram can be improved as a decision support in...

Regional cooperation in rail transport can help participating countries diversify their trade patterns. Improved also attract foreign direct investment, increase participation global production networks and the scale of related manufactured goods, exports. infrastructure will competitiveness spur economic development. In addition, improved regional integration through connectivity between peopl...

Khulna railway station is one of the oldest establishments which situated almost at heart city center, known as Central Business District (CBD) city. To support growing demand for transport services in CBD area, existing three major modes (railway, waterway, and roadway) area are fully functioning. Though they same serving purposes but work separately. This separate route plan demands more caus...

1 2 Transportation planning has been playing a critical role in shaping the economic health and 3 quality of life. It not only provides insight into the mobility of people and goods, but also 4 influences patterns of growth and economic activity. Metropolitan transportation planning is a 5 challenging transportation topic due to the lack of future traffic information, such as evaluation 6 of th...

For the purposes of this paper, e-business is defined as: “the performance, automisation and organisation of transactions, or chains of them, and the gathering and publishing of data, electronically over a communication protocol” Little research has been conducted either into how e-business technology can be successfully evaluated, or into the associated costs and benefits specifically related ...