DISPATCHING OF CAR FLOWS: «MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES»

Abstract

[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT From automatic tracking of fulfillment of one of many variants of a plan for train formation, it is time to move on to a flexible operational system of its timely adjustment. The management of car flows should include two systems: long-term and operational. The long-term goal is to solve in advance issues related to direction and distribution of car flows, correspondence between the number of train assignments and loading of technical stations with possibilities of track development and processing ability. The operational system should react to changes in calculation standards and values of car flows, increase or decrease the technical capacity of structures, infrastructure devices and rolling stock, difficulties in operating work. The inclusion of dispatchers in organization of car flows will allow to optimize implementation of the plan for formation of trains. Keywords: railway, organization of car flows, plan for formation of trains, dispatching management.