JUSTIFICATION OF THE MAINTENANCE SERVICE MANEUVERABILITY OF THE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT

Abstract

Abroad, leading companies in the production of rolling stock consider it expedient to pay more and more attention to the sector on providing operational rolling stock with components and assemblies, as well as to perform the functions of repairing them in-house. In addition, in some countries, especially where high-speed rolling stock is used, locomotive depots provide repair services not only for the assigned locomotive fleet, but also, if necessary, for locomotives from other depots. This raises the problem of ensuring the maneuverability of production, when the company, at the cost of additional expenses, carries out measures that allow it to adapt to various circumstances of the operation of the TRS. In such circumstances, the cost function may increase, but it can be expected to decrease in some situations that may arise in the future. A common and simple mean of maneuverability for any production is the presence of a number of reserves, allowing to adapt to such situations of a random nature, such as an unexpected increase in demand, temporary supply disturbances, short-term difficulties in acquiring stocks. Another form of ensuring the maneuverability of an enterprise is associated with the creation of unspecialized multipurpose equipment adapted to maintain various types and volumes of work, depending on the possibilities of delivery or the existing market prices. The maneuverability of production is also achieved as a result of the creation of universal equipment that allows readjustment. In other cases, the adjustment may involve the possibility, for example, to carry out on-site internal reconstruction of any production unit when the structure of the enterprise has changed. Modern maintenance facilities for repairing locomotives in Ukraine have been planning their work for many years, focusing on stable operating and management conditions without significant technological and infrastructural changes. Changes that accompany the current state of the repair infrastructure require the determination of new approaches in organizing the work of all parts of this component of locomotive maintenance. Based on this, the task has a significant practical value, scientific value and relevance.