Andrade, António Ramos and Stow, Julian (2017) Assessing the efficiency of maintenance operators: a case study of turning railway wheelsets on an under-floor wheel lathe. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 231 (2). pp. 155-163. ISSN 1748-006X
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Abstract
The present paper assesses the technical efficiency of different operators turning railway wheelsets on a under-floor wheel lathe. This type of lathe is a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine used to turn wheelsets in-situ on the train. As railway wheels are turned, a certain amount of the wheel diameter is lost to restore the tread profile and full flange thickness of the wheel. The technical efficiencies of the different wheel lathe operators are assessed using a Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), whilst controlling for other explaining variables such as the flange thickness and the occurrence of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) defects, wheel flats and cavities. Different model specifications for the SFA are compared with Linear Mixed Model (LMM) specifications, showing that the SFA model exhibits a better Akaike Information Criterion (AIC).
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Copyright © 2017 IMechE. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | railway engineering, railway wheelsets, Technical Efficiency; Railway maintenance; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Linear Mixed Models; Performance modelling |
Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
Schools: | School of Computing and Engineering School of Computing and Engineering > Institute of Railway Research |
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Depositing User: | Julian Stow |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2017 09:27 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2021 15:52 |
URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/32345 |
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