9. Retrenchment
Strategy
Effect
1 ) Reviewing value adding business
(Catering, parcel service )
Cost saving > Rs 1,000 crores /annum
2) Reduction of wagon turnaround
time
14 % time saved
3) Outsourcing
Improved efficiency
10. Repositioning
Strategy
Effect
1 ) Developing new products (Double
stack containers)
Saving: 7% on capital cost , 25%
operational expenses
2) Product differentiation
E-ticketing, new passenger coaches
3) Focus on revenue growth(like
Freight revenue jumped from 233
enhancement in loading capacity, cash m(2001) to 417 m(2007).
incentive to free up wagons)
11. Re- Organization
Strategy
Effect
1) Changes in planning system
Improved efficiency
2) Extent of decentralization ( like
Zones raised from (2003) to 16 (2005))
Improved vendor satisfaction
13. Transportation
Daily expenditure is about Rs 100 cr (42% staff, 18%
fuels).
Daily earnings Rs120 cr .
Daily loss on uneconomic branch line Rs 8 cr.
Greater competition from Roadways, with major
investments in Highway network upgradation.
Upgradation of the Railway Production units for
improved efficiency and productivity.
14. Transportation
Goods Trains
Railway earns mainly from goods traffic.
More than a million ton of goods transported daily.
Carries 16 lakh tonnes of goods every day.
Railways has 7500 engines,38000 coaches & about 2.5
lakh of wagons.
Goods train maxm. 100 kmph.
15. Transportation
Passenger Trains
Carries 1.4 crore passengers daily.
Greater attention to passenger services and safety.
Heavily subsidised passenger fares, distorted
passenger pricing.
Indian railways have a share of nearly 22% in the
passenger transport market.
16. Transportation
VARIETY OF SERVICES
AC FIRST CLASS.
AC SLEEPER.
FIRST CLASS.
AC 3 TIER.
AC CHAIR CAR.
SLEEPER CLASS.
ORDINARY CHAIR CAR.
17. Usage of IT in Railways
A large complex Infrastructure System with Large
Geographical Dispersion such as the Indian Railways
can benefit greatly from the intelligent use of IT
E-GOVERNANCE OBJECTIVE
• Freight revenue enhancement
• Passenger revenue enhancement
• Improvements in Customer and public service
• Investment optimization
18. Usage of IT in Railways
Transforming Transport through Technology.
Jewels in the Crown.
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Freight Operations Information system (
FOIS).
Passenger Reservations System (PRS).
Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS).
Instant voice response system (IVRS).
Rail Net.
E- Ticketing.
19. OUTSORCING
IT giants like TCS and WIPRO eyeing Railways'
outsourcing deal.
L&T Infotech wins system integration projects from Indian
Railways.
Indian Railways formed a PPP cell at the Board level to
guide in the initiatives of Indian Railways .
Organisations like RITES, RVNL, CONCOR, IRCTC, etc.
have been formed as an FBO.
Parcel Service, Catering,Vinyl Wrapping of trains,Palace
on Wheels are part of outsourcing of IR.
20. Parcel Management System
Following Functions are covered
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Parcel Booking, Cancellation and Loading
Monitoring and tracking of Parcels
Printing of Parcel labels
Networking of all parcel offices
RFID tags for tracing parcels
21. Vinyl wrapped train by Airtel
80 crores contract with airtel and kurkure for ad
24. WHEELS OF CHANGES
MoU with CHINESE counterpart
Rail fleet with eco-friendly technology
Train traffic control will be computerised soon
WI-FI will be introduced soon in business class
Railway will utilize solar energy