Benchmarking for track mechanized maintenance system : a case study of the State Railway of Thailand | |
| Author | Werayutdh Chuenchana |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CM-09-01 |
| Subject(s) | Railroad tracks--Maintenance and repair Railroad tracks--Thailand |
| Note | 67 leaves : ill., maps |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. CM-09-01 |
| Abstract | Presently, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) faces a vast competition from the other transportation mode. If it is to survive as a viable mode it must considerably improve service quality and economic efficiency. The effectiveness and efficiency of railway maintenance system directly affects to railway service and its economy. To maintain a good performance of railway maintenance, the good management of track mechanized maintenance is required. To apply the benchmarking methodology in order to find out the best practice of track mechanized maintenance, is a very effective tool that can assist the management in their pursuits of continuous improvement of their operations. Planning and executing consideration of track mechanized maintenance chief is one of measurement. Besides, working process management and working performance are also considered. The results from the study show that quality consideration is the most significant for planning. Then safety, time, and cost are considered respectively. Once it executes the plan, the safety of their work is the most important. During working process, the supporting and cooperation from outside colleagues are required. The factors that affect to the cost performance of track mechanized maintenance section are labors cost, fuel cost, materials cost, and parts cost. The most affected factor is labor cost. The one, who has good performance in cost and time management, also gives high significant to time and cost planning. In other word, it is difficult to compare the working performance in term of quality if who is the best. Because of there are external factors that need to be considered such as the general characteristics of the railway contexts and collaboration of external colleagues |
| Year | 2009 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. CM-09-01 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chotchai Charoenngam |
| Examination Committee(s) | Hadikusumo, B.H.W.;Kamol Tangkijcharoenchai |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2009 |