Case Study: ProRail improves maintenance planning efficiency with AIMMS

ProRail improves maintenance planning efficiency by dozens of percentage points with AIMMS

ProRail, a Netherlands-based government organization responsible for maintaining the country's railway network, faced a challenge in planning inspections with its fleet of video inspection trains. The organization needed to conduct thorough inspections while minimizing the amount of time these specialized trains spent on the tracks to avoid interfering with regular passenger operations. ProRail enlisted AIMMS partner CQM to address this complex planning puzzle.

CQM developed a prescriptive analytics solution for ProRail using an AIMMS-based model. This application optimizes the schedule for the seven inspection trains, combining routes for efficiency and calculating drive times in advance. The AIMMS solution improved maintenance planning efficiency by dozens of percentage points, resulting in significant cost savings and less interference with regular train operations.

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