Digital Capacity Management (DCM)
DCM is a key technology for making better use of existing rail infrastructure and for planning, allocating and managing capacity within the overall rail system in a more targeted manner.
DCM integrates long-term capacity planning, timetable and train path design, and the operational use of the infrastructure into a seamless digital process.
With a centralised database, standardised interfaces and digital planning objects, DCM lays the foundations for greater transparency, improved planning and a more efficient use of scarce rail capacity. This enables bottlenecks to be identified at an earlier stage, capacity to be allocated in a non-discriminatory manner and existing networks to be utilised more effectively – without having to rely solely on additional infrastructure development.
Through their project work for the DZSF and other European market and benchmark analyses, the quattrom DCM teams of experts possess in-depth expertise regarding the objectives, challenges, tool landscapes and implementation strategies of digital capacity management. quattron combines technical, technological, regulatory and strategic perspectives to develop viable solutions for infrastructure operators, commissioning authorities and other stakeholders.
An overview of the benefits of working with DCM
- More efficient use of existing rail capacity through digital, end-to-end planning and allocation processes.
- Greater transparency and quality through a centralised database and standardised interfaces.
- A future-proof foundation for automation, optimisation and new capacity management tools.