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    <title>performance and financial sustainability of Pakistan railways</title>
    <subTitle>a system dynamics analysis</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Mehmood, Arif</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Saeed, Khalid</namePart>
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    <namePart>Fujiwara, Okitsugu</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Morisugi, Hisa</namePart>
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  <name type="corporate">
    <namePart>Government of Japan</namePart>
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    <publisher>Asian Institute of Technology</publisher>
    <dateIssued>1997</dateIssued>
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  <abstract>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.</abstract>
  <note>A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering</note>
  <note>Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1997</note>
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    <topic>Railroads</topic>
    <geographic>Pakistan</geographic>
    <topic>Finance</topic>
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      <title>Thesis ; no. IP-97-08</title>
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