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Larry Shughart

Larry Shughart, Vice President of Business Development, Innovative SchedulingVice President of Business Development
Innovative Scheduling
Member of the Transportation Council

Larry Shughart is Vice President of Business Development at Innovative Scheduling, a firm providing consulting services in the logistics sector. Mr. Shughart is responsible for conducting economic analysis, managing network operations, coordinating engineering activities, and developing strategic plans. He has worked for 14 years at CSX Corporation, where he held a variety of positions in performance improvement, locomotive operations, strategic planning, service design, finance, operations research, intermodal, and engineering activities. Prior, Mr. Shughart was Principal at Charles River Associates. He was responsible for providing consulting services to the transportation industry. Mr. Shughart is a member of the engineering department advisory board at University of Florida. He holds a BS in Chemistry and Business from University of Pittsburgh and an MS in Transportation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2005 - present Vice President of Business Development
Innovative Scheduling
2003 - 2005 Principal
CRA International, Inc.
1988 - 2001 Assistant Vice President
CSX Corporation

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Do the railroads need to buy more locomotives? | 07-28-2008
Analysis of: Chugging Along | www.goerie.com
Author: Larry Shughart, Vice President of Business Development, Innovative Scheduling

Will the railroad rennaisance result in a bright future for locomotive manufacturing companies? Does the recent upturn in railroad volumes mean more locomotives are required?

Can and will Railroads continue to raise prices in the future? | 07-28-2008
Analysis of: Norfolk Southern 2Q profit rises 15 percent | biz.yahoo.com
Author: Larry Shughart, Vice President of Business Development, Innovative Scheduling

Railroads are producing record profits resulting from their raising average real prices nearly 25% over the last four years. Railroads are transitioning from a simplistic Pricing Strategy -- "raise them" -- to a sophisticated Yield Managemetn Strategy Railroads will maintain price discipline to...

Are railroads hiding behing the "Growth Capital" moniker? | 05-12-2008
Analysis of: New Era Dawns for Rail Building | online.wsj.com
Author: Larry Shughart, Vice President of Business Development, Innovative Scheduling

“growth capital” may really be the result of a railroad’s failure to actively manage their physical plant in a way the ensures capital investment  and disinvestment closely maps to changes in traffic volumes from year to year and from corridor to corridor.

Why are Railroad Replacement Costs Higher than Book Value? | 05-12-2008
Author: Larry Shughart, Vice President of Business Development, Innovative Scheduling

One reason a railroad's replacement cost is higher than its book value is that the company has been harvesting the infrastructure by deferring normal replacement cycles such that the average quality and life remaining of the installed base is much less than what would be expected under...

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