... context, to simplify cognitive tasks of planning and decision making. Design/methodology/approach – Linear, or continuous assets, such as roads, railways, electrical grids and pipelines, are large, geographically spread out technical systems. Linear assets are comprised of system, subsystem...

... principles, e.g. management by rules due to the safety criticality of railways. Hence, based on applied management principles, there are mainly four areas were dependability management aspects should be considered: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Maintenance Performance measurement...

...Nafisah Aslam‐Zainudeen; Ashraf Labib Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the applicability of the Decision Making Grid (DMG) and its usefulness, in practice, in the maintenance of rolling stock in the railway industry. The Class 319 fleet operated by First Capital Connect (FCC...

... for the financial health of railway companies. FAM has been designed to help the maintenance team carry out the corrective maintenance of a communications system for trains, however it is a common tool that could be useful for the maintenance of other complex systems. Originality/value The developed tool makes...

...Mattias Holmgren Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify maintenance related losses, and their causes, in order to describe different deviations in the maintenance process that contributes to incidents and accidents at the Swedish Railway. Design/methodology/approach In this paper...