TY - GEN
T1 - Lean principles and sustainable operation of high-speed railways
AU - Hasegawa, D.
AU - Nicholson, G.
AU - Roberts, C.
AU - Schmid, F.
AU - Novak, V.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - In various businesses, waste is minimised and value increased by applying Mean' principles. Adopting a lean perspective, we have analysed the operation of a planned new high-speed railway to identify parameters that have the potential to influence positively the resource requirements during construction and the long term sustainable operation. We have found that, by optimising rather than minimising running times, combined with better management of turnarounds at termini, we can reduce both the first and the life-cycle cost of high-speed railways. Despite reducing land-take in city centres and lowering energy consumption, it is still possible to ensure reliable operations.
AB - In various businesses, waste is minimised and value increased by applying Mean' principles. Adopting a lean perspective, we have analysed the operation of a planned new high-speed railway to identify parameters that have the potential to influence positively the resource requirements during construction and the long term sustainable operation. We have found that, by optimising rather than minimising running times, combined with better management of turnarounds at termini, we can reduce both the first and the life-cycle cost of high-speed railways. Despite reducing land-take in city centres and lowering energy consumption, it is still possible to ensure reliable operations.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84957037414
T3 - Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015
SP - 815
EP - 824
BT - Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015
PB - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015
Y2 - 21 April 2015 through 23 April 2015
ER -