Theoretical Basis of China Railway Information Resources

Author: Li Xuewei Wang Xiaoxia
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: While carrying out informatization construction, we should pay attention to the rationality and efficiency of information resource allocation. The allocation of information resources is not only a technical issue but also a management, economic, and social issue. This book establishes a theoretical foundation for the rational allocation of China's railway information resources from the perspectives of economics, management, and systems science. It references international railway informatization experiences and combines China's railway informatization practices to address the prominent contradictions faced by China's railway informatization. It establishes an economic and spatial vector governance structure for narrow railway information allocation, proposes an information resource allocation system with dissipative structure and self-organizing mechanisms (RIRAA), introduces a four-layer model for railway information and provides a framework for realizing railway information sharing. It describes a multi-level distributed architecture for railway data centers and designs examples of data center sharing and application. It integrates advanced management concepts such as modern CRM, ERP, and SCM to establish a model for the open integration and reconstruction of railway systems, builds a safety system for railway informatization, explores the essential issues that must be addressed for leapfrog development in railway informatization, and designs mechanisms for organizational and institutional guarantees. This book can serve as a reference for researchers in information management departments and transportation planning departments, as well as a textbook for postgraduate students in management information systems, transportation planning and system engineering, and MBA programs.