Indian Railway Institute of Transportation Management
Encyclopedia
Indian Railway Institute of Transportation Management (IRITM) is a technical institute run by the Indian Railways
. It was set up in 2003 to impart training to probationary officers of the Indian Railway Traffic Service
(IRTS), and to in-service railway officials in the areas of Supply Chain Management
(SCM), logistics, aviation, ports and shipping, highways and railways. It is based in Lucknow
.
Besides these, it also conducts special courses on computer-based railway services like Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and Freight Operations Information Services (FOIS).
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. It was set up in 2003 to impart training to probationary officers of the Indian Railway Traffic Service
Indian Railway Traffic Service
The Indian Railway Traffic Service is an organized Group 'A' service of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Transportation - Operations and Commercial wings - of the Indian Railways...
(IRTS), and to in-service railway officials in the areas of Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
(SCM), logistics, aviation, ports and shipping, highways and railways. It is based in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
.
Role and functions
IRITM organises the following specialised courses for in-service railway officers:- Logistics & Supply Chain Management
- Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
- Marketing, Sales & Transport Economics
- Disaster and Safety Management
- Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Besides these, it also conducts special courses on computer-based railway services like Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and Freight Operations Information Services (FOIS).