4.1 The dawn of the railway development in Thailand Territory, technology, and money To put it bluntly, the birth of the railway development in Siam walked hand in hand with the emergence of modernized Siam, which has consisted of two characteristics: territorialized nation-state and capitalist economy. Several studies, for example, Holm (1991), Chaiyan (1994), and Kakizaki (2005) which conclude that the newly-built railway system was concomitantly a tool of the Thai state in centralizing power
man-loading maglev train in Shanghai was officially put into service and it marks a new milestone in the history of world’s transportation technology. The Shanghai maglev train has shown its potential and possibilities in the aspect of future transportation system presented by the magnetic levitation technology in comparison to the traditional high speed trains on railways throughout the world. As the first maglev train in the world, Shanghai maglev train is running very well even better than expectation
Introduction To begin with, even though public transportation is considered to be fairly recent, it actually exists for several years. Since the ferryman’s job was to transport people from one shore to another (e.g. in Greek mythology Charon was the ferryman of Hades) [1], is a proof of public transportation existence. Furthermore, stagecoaches and carriages began to emerge and became a well known fact in the 17th century, delivering mails and transporting passengers between towns. [2] In 1826 though
2012 report by Deloitte and Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the challenges faced by logistics industry in India are: a) Transportation related challenges Railways: Important rail networks are oversaturated; Rail freight tariffs are high; Transit times are long and uncertain; Rail terminal quality is poor; Diminished flexibility in carrying different types of products; Railway carriage is not economical for the industries which cannot provide full train loads. Road: Inadequate road network coverage;
com/en/about/history-of-pegasus.aspx): "The company offered 34.5 percent of its shares of stock to the public. The shares began to be traded at the Borsa Istanbul as BIST: PGSUS on April 26, 2013. It is a leading low-cost airline in Turkey, which provides reasonably priced transportation opportunities in short and medium range flight lines and aims to set up a wide flight network with high flight frequency for guests. Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S, which was founded as a joint venture company on 1990 by Aer Lingus Group, Silkar
Although the majority of the subsequent studies were supportive of the spatial mismatch hypothesis, evidence has sometimes been inconsistent and there have been methodology debates. The typical approach used to test the hypothesis for a specific city is by using one measure linked to the labor
Any transportation system needs a source of power to drive its vehicles carrying their passengers or goods from one place to another. From the early invention of steam engines to modern electric locomotives, railway transport systems have had a long history and huge developments to become one of the most popular modes of public transport over the last century. To provide power propulsion and the need of higher-speed, more luxurious and more reliable services, electrification has been the first choice
International Masters of Business Administration By: Johnny Mek Kolkia Thesis Supervisor: Professor Hu Biliang 15th July 2015 OUTLINE Page No. Chapter 1. Introduction……………………………………………………….1 1.2 Purpose of Study 1 1.3 Context 2 1.4 Question 3 1.5 The Gap 3 1.6 Boundaries 4 1.7 Contribution 4 1.8 Chapters 5 Chapter
begin with the introduction and literature of asset management and then followed by some case studies which will be describing the importance of asset management. Finally Conclusion will finalize the report on Asset Management. Sources and relevant examples are explained in the report with their references given at the end of the report. Keywords: Assets, Asset Management, Importance, Application and Case Studies. Contents ABSTRACT 1 List of
the excavation downwards (Chew, 2009). The project duration are reduce and the construction activities can be expedited because no scaffoldings, formworks are required and the compacted earth can use for the same. Besides that, temporary strutting system is not required during the excavation and construction of the substructure because the structural slabs is used to replace internal bracing. Furthermore, the temporary support walls are used as the permanent structural walls (Quade & Douglas, 2010)