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PRESS RELEASE 12-09-2023
CargoNet opts for SISCOG workforce planning system
The Vy Group rail freight company CargoNet, adopts SISCOG system for planning and managing its drivers -
PRESS RELEASE 29-08-2023
Translink selects SISCOG to elevate operational excellence
The 5-year contract will empower Translink with the comprehensive SISCOG Suite to define train timetables, plan and allocate rail fleet and train crew, and manage the daily operation -
EVENT 17-05-2023
SISCOG innovative solutions at UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2023
SISCOG is participating in the UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2023, in Barcelona, in the exhibition from June 5-7. We will present a Spotlight Forum Session and showcase our latest innovations and products designed to address the most pressing challenges faced by the transport industry. -
BLOG 21-03-2023
Profit-Based Optimisation of Rolling Stock Rotations
Railway operators want to use their resources in the most efficient way. So they look for tools that are capable of producing operational plans, such as rolling stock rotations, automatically and in an optimised way. SISCOG's algorithmics team was challenged to provide VIA Rail Canada algorithmic su… -
NEWS 24-11-2022
SISCOG opens new subsidiary in North America
Operators and agencies across North America continue benefiting from the efficiency enabled by the company’s solutions -
Paper
Optimising timetables with Machine Learning
SISCOG has just published a scientific paper addressing the optimisation of public transport timetables with respect to passenger’s total travel times, combining several techniques that have never been applied in the field, including reinforcement learning. The approach applied to real-world data pe… -
CASE STUDY
VIA RAIL Canada saves millions in optimised operation
SISCOG has released a case study that highlights the financial and management advantages of the decision-support and optimisation system used by the Canadian operator VIA RAIL. One of the benefits was a 10M CAD saving by reducing the need for one train set, while increasing overall passenger seat av… -
PAPER
Rescheduling in emergency scenarios
Unexpected events bring different levels of disruptions to our lives and to businesses. Public transport is no exception. And here, the impact may be multiple – on passengers, staff, revenue, and profit. -
Article
CREWS helps the Dutch Railways cope with extreme weather
SISCOG's CREWS-based system, an advanced tool that includes Operations Research, helps to reschedule the Dutch Railways' (NS) crew and cope with extreme weather conditions. In an article from Impact Magazine, Pieter-Jan Fioole, Senior Research Leader, and Dennis Huisman, Expertise Manager Logisti… -
Paper
The challenge of scheduling a safe arrival of trains
This challenge is addressed in the paper “The train frequency compatibility problem” co-authored by SISCOG. In the rail transport area, line planning is the widely studied problem of designing line plans for a public transportation system that meet given passenger demands. After the line planning p…