Cargo for Rail

Sep 1, 2017
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In this project a a decision aiding tool was developed for improving the decision making about the taking different operation policies on how to improve the efficiency of operations related to logistics of mineral cargo with rail. The project analyses the current situation and assessed multiple improvement policies using discrete event simulation in Planimate©.

Cargo for Rail Simulation Statistical Analysis Operation Policies Management Freight Heavy-haul Lean Railroading
Hamed Mehranfar
Hamed Mehranfar
Doctoral candidate/ Scientific assistant

My research interests include infrastructure asset management, system analysis, and railway systems.

Publications

Major Factor Affecting Freight Train Collision Severity At Road-Rail Level Crossing Using Multinomial Logit Model
In this paper, significant factors of freight train collision severity at rail-road level crossing, have been identified using a multinomial logit model…
Hamed Mehranfar, Arman Tadayon, Moein Sadeghi, Morteza Bagheri
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Major Factor Affecting Freight Train Collision Severity At Road-Rail Level Crossing Using Multinomial Logit Model
Improving Efficiency of Mineral Terminal Performance using Lean Railroading
The purpose of this study is to investigate and identify the waste from the unloading station of mineral cars using the lean thinking approach. In this paper, one of the largest steel producers is investigated as a case study…
Arghavan Fakoor, Hamed Mehranfar, Morteza Bagheri, Abbas Ahmadi
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Improving Efficiency of Mineral Terminal Performance using Lean Railroading