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Management and System Operation
Management und Systembetrieb
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:24:02
Abstract
Business management, marketing, advertising and pricing; quality management; strategies for transport safety, railway safety technology, automation, and organization; energy supply, maintenance management.
Objective
To develop a full understanding of the five most important public transport system operations management processes: (1) Business management; (2) Marketing; (3) Quality control; (4) Safety and dispatching techniques in operations; (5) Asset management and maintenance. The course will teach essential working techniques in each of these processes.
Content
To develop a full understanding of the five most important management processes in the operation of public transport systems: (1) Business management: business strategies, business organization. (2) Marketing, advertising and pricing strategies. (3) Quality control: quality management systems, structuring quality control measures, collecting quality data in an operating service, use of system optimization. (4) Safety and dispatching techniques in operations: strategies for transport systems as a function of system properties, active and passive safety, risk management in railway transport, introduction to RAMS, railway safety technology, automation technology, dispatching techniques and strategies. (5) Asset management and maintenance: means and characteristics of deterioration, inspection policies, maintenance phases, asset conservation requirements, maintenance methods. Learn and use detailed analysis techniques in all these processes. Overview of practical examples.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Course notes will be provided in German. Lectures will be given.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- oral 30 minutes
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Management und Systembetrieb |
|
4 h weekly |