TECHNOLOGY AND SKILLS MISMATCH IN RAILWAY ENGINEERING
Rapid changes in signalling technology is forcing significant investments to update railway infrastructure to sustain and improve operations. For freight rail operators, this scenario presents at least three challenges:i. The increased revenue that has to be generated in order to meet the investment financing needs of that company.ii. The matching of skills and knowledge required to manage the evolution in railway signalling technologies.iii. The employment of persons with the appropriate skill and knowledge necessary to operate and maintain equipment within the real context of declining and mobile human resources pool.This paper describes a case study that examines the extent of technology and skills mismatch in the signalling function of a freight rail operation. The emphasis is on the capability required to effectively manage the infrastructure assets underpinning the freight rail operations.
Engineering Asset Management Railway Signalling Technology Skills
Joe E. Amadi-Echendu Kameshini Pathar
Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa Transnet Rail Freight (a business unit of Transnet Ltd), Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
国际会议
北京
英文
132-136
2008-10-27（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）