02965nam a2200385 4500 20260818171506.0 1997 th r m eng .b11642877 AIT Thesis no.IP-97-08 Mehmood, Arif The performance and financial sustainability of Pakistan railways : a system dynamics analysis Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1997 107, [13] leaves Thesis ; no. IP-97-08 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1997 System dynamics is a heuristic modeling tool for studying real world problems and analyzing their behavior under different real and simulated conditions. Furthermore, behavioral patterns are generated identifying past performance and inferred future possibilities. On the basis of this analysis experimentation is done through simulated policies to recommend strategies for problem rectification. Pakistan Railways is a state owned enterprise planning, monitoring and controlling the railway network of Pakistan. Currently, Pakistan Railways is under large debt with poor service delivery. This has instigating a problematic situation further burden due to a lack of financial investment in its operations. This study uses system dynamics as a modeling tool to simulated the problematic situation of Pakistan Railways and through model experimentation and analysis recommends different operational policies to improve the problematic situation of Pakistan Railways. Conclusion derived from the model indicates that appropriate operational policies for Pakistan Railways to improve its future operations would constitute construction of double line with increased provision for maintenance capacities of rolling stock as well as lines. Railroads Pakistan Finance Saeed, Khalid, Chairperson Fujiwara, Okitsugu, Examination committee Morisugi, Hisa, Examination committee Government of Japan, Scholarship donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. IP-97-08 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B13900 .b11642877 mnait y 240402 0 970904 m a y 4 mnait mnarc 22 40 Barcode : 30050120729347 CREATED : 2014-03-20 RECORD # : i12775460 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050160072376 CREATED : 2016-04-27 RECORD # : i12958839 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 86503 86503 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.IP-97-08 30050120729347 2026-08-18 17:15:06 3 2026-08-18 22 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.IP-97-08 30050160072376 2026-08-18 17:15:06 1 2026-08-18 40