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  1. 1. En skandinavisk järnvägskontraktörs karriär i Indien 1860–1867 : ackumulering av socialt och kulturellt kapital som framgångsstrategi i en kolonial kontext

    Författare :Ingemar Gunnarsson; Gunlög Fur; Malin Lennartsson; Niels Brimnes; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; railway construction; British India; colonialism; cultural capital; railway contractors; social capital; social networks; subcontractors; Historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : This study is about Joseph Samuel Frithiof Stephens (1841–1934) and how he as a Scandinavian contractor acquired an economic fortune in the colonial India. The fortune was used for the acquisition of the mill property Huseby Bruk in Småland and also contributed to the Stephens family's strategy of advancing in the then Danish bourgeois class establishment. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Exploring Public Procurement of Swedish Railway Infrastructure Maintenance

    Författare :Jens Aldenlöv; Bjarne Bergquist; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Per Erik Eriksson; Henrik Eriksson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Public Procurement; Railway Maintenance; Supply Chain Management; Contract Design; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology Management;

    Sammanfattning : In 2002, Sweden started to outsource its railway infrastructure maintenance. Through gradual exposure (i.e. outsourcing one contract area at a time), the Swedish Transport Administration has developed its competence of being a client towards its contractors. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Management of condition information from railway punctuality perspectives

    Författare :Rikard Granström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Drift och underhållsteknik; Operation and Maintenance;

    Sammanfattning : Due to the increasing need for transportation and environmental concerns, there is a social and political will to transfer transportation services from roads to rail. The increasing demand for railway transportation services has a significant effect on important stakeholder requirements, such as safety, punctuality, dependability, sustainability and costs. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Towards concurrent planning of railway maintenance and train services

    Författare :Tomas Lidén; Jan Lundgren; Martin Joborn; Ann-Brith Strömberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Sammanfattning : Efficiency in the public and freight transportation systems is of crucial importance for a society. Railways can offer high capacity and relatively low environmental impact, but require that several technical systems are tuned and operate well. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Concurrent planning of railway maintenance windows and train services

    Författare :Tomas Lidén; Jan Lundgren; Martin Joborn; Dennis Huisman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Sammanfattning : Efficiency in public and freight transportation systems is of great importance for a society. Railways can other high capacity and relatively low environmental impact, but require that several technical systems are tuned and operate well. Specifically there is a tight interdependency between infrastructure and trains. LÄS MER