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Transportation
Industry:
Operations Improvement 1
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| | Client: |
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Class I railroad operating a large freight train classification yard and supporting
functions.
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| | Problem: | | Mechanical
department management faced mandated budget reductions while maintaining complex
high volume freight car inspection and repair operations with limited opportunity
for internal analysis.
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| | Approach: | | Have
a team with extensive Class I railroad freight car inspection and repair experience
from field operations to senior management analyze the current operation, develop
performance measures, apply accepted industry best practices, review equipment
and fixed plant functions, and balance staffing to train schedules and freight
car inspection and repair standards.
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| | Results:
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Final report
identified annual savings of $2,220,000 through improved workforce
efficiency, relocation of one repair facility, improved coordination
of material requirements, fixed plant improvements for dispatching
freight trains, and a reduction in support vehicles utilized in the
process.
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