Costing and Pricing Issues in Transport Sector - Indian Railways ...
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Cost of service & Value of service<br />
• Follow<strong>in</strong>g are some of the factors that used to be taken<br />
<strong>in</strong>to consideration <strong>in</strong> determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the cost of service :<br />
– Loadability.<br />
– Susceptibility of the commodity to damage <strong>and</strong><br />
railway’s liability for claim compensation.<br />
– Special h<strong>and</strong>l<strong>in</strong>g or special type of wagons<br />
required.<br />
– Extent to which the commodity may cause damage<br />
to other commodities.<br />
– Quality <strong>and</strong> regularity of movement.<br />
– Empty haulage <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g transport.<br />
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 INDRA GHOSH, Adviser/Rates Slide No. 33