History

The Department of Operations Work Management was created since the founding of the Kharkov Institute of Transport Engineers in 1930-1931 as a graduation program for the training of specialists in the organization of transportation and management of railway transport. Initially and for a long time the department was called “Traffic management and cargo operations”, after the division of the cargo operations department – “Traffic organization”, since 1953 – “Railways operation”, since 1984. it was renamed Operations Management. In 1992, on the basis of the department, the department “Management of cargo and commercial works” was organized. Since 2000 the department has been called “Operational Management and International Transportation”, and since 2007 the department has been called “Operational Management”.
In the pre-war years, the staff of the department was headed by Professor Srebrenitsky N. (1935-1938); Professor Belelyubsky V. (1938-1939); Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor  Povorozhenko V.V. (1939-1941).

Professor N. Srebrenitsky	Professor V. Belelyubsky	Professor V.Povorozhenko

Subsequently,  Povorozhenko V. was the head of the department, dean, rector of the Moscow Institute of Transport and Economics, head of the department, professor of the Moscow Institute of Railway Engineers. Povorozhenko V.was elected a deputy of the Kyiv City Council, twice – a deputy of the Moscow Council, for ten years – Chairman of the Transport Committee, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Methodological Council for Transport of Ukraine, a member of the Transport Expert Commission of the Higher Attestation Commission.
Under the guidance of  Povorozhenko V. , dissertations were prepared and defended by 61 candidates for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences and 7 candidates for the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences. He is the author of more than 160 publications, including more than 50 textbooks, monographs and brochures.
Povorozhenko V.V. was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, three orders “Badge of Honor”; medals “For Labor Valor”, “For the Defense of Moscow”, “For Valiant Labor during the Patriotic War”, “To Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of VI Lenin”, three anniversary medals “Veteran of Labor”.
From the beginning of the Great Patriotic War until 1944. The head of the department was Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor  Orlov V.  (1941-1944). At that time the department as a part of HIIT was in Tashkent. Later in Kharkiv at the XIIT he held the position of head of the department “Calculation, Statistics, Accounting”, received the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences, worked as Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs.
From 1945 to 1950 the head of the department was appointed Ph.D., associate professor Weber I. Well-known specialist in the field of interaction of the traffic schedule with the devices of energy supply and energy management.
In 1950-1968 the department was headed by Stefanov M. – famous leader, scientist, teacher, educator. He created and modernized the laboratory of movement, research group, since 1963 – graduate school. The scientific school on the organization of transportations was recognized, the textbook was published. Stefanov M. received government awards of the USSR: the Order of the Badge of Honor, the Badge of Honorary railwayman.
From the late 60’s to 90’s at the department repeatedly changed leaders. In 1969-1974 the department was headed by the candidate of technical sciences, associate professor  Galathenko M. Recognized specialist in the field of organization of car flows and concentration of sorting work.
During 1974-1977 – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Astafyev N., who previously held the position of Vice-Rector for Research at XIIT, was an associate professor of the department. He organized the restructuring of the department under the conditions of technical aesthetics.
From 1977 to 1979 the teaching staff of the department was headed by the candidate of technical sciences, associate professor Tolstoy О. Well-known specialist in the rationing of shunting work.

Professor  V.Orlov	Associate Professor I. Weber	Professor M.Stefanov

From 1979 to 1987 He headed the department a well-known specialist in the field of passenger traffic, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor M. Ikhnenko. With the participation of M. Ikhnenka, many research works were made on the orders of the Ministry of Runs of the Communications, and the re-equipment of the laboratory on the organization of movement with set block pulps was launched.
During 1987-1989. Acting Department worked by the Candidat of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor V.Kuleshov, who organized a long-term production practice, classes at the base station.
In 1989-1992 The team headed Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Gritsenko V. Famous specialist in the field of organization and mechanization of batch transportation. At this time, classes on the branch of the department at the station Kharkov-Balashovsky were organized, the Cabinet of the train dispatcher was created on the basis of CM-2.

Since 1993 to 2000, the head of the department served as a candidate of technical sciences, Associate Professor V. Kuleshov. During his stay in this position, educational – methodical complex of disciplines was developed, the department was transferred to disciplines “Automated system of management by rail”, “Mathematical models in calculations on the PC”, created a computer class of the faculty of Transportation Process Management, the office of automated workplaces, The laboratory of computer management of trains has been designed, the research work on the task of Ukrzaliznytsya, the branch of the department at the Kharkiv-Passenger station was organized, a curriculum and working programs for the preparation of masters of the staff of the railways of Ukraine have been developed. Since 2001, associate professor Kuleshov V. Assigned Professor UkrSART.

Associate Professor V. Gritsenko	Associate Professor M. Ikhnenko	Professor V. Kuleshov

In 2000, the head of the department was appointed a doctor of technical sciences, Professor Tetyana Vasilievna Butko. It is a well-known specialist in mathematical modeling and management of complex systems of continuous and discrete type in rail transport, a member of the expert council of the State Accreditation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science and the High Attestation Commission of Ukraine, Academician of the Transport Academy of Ukraine (2008). Member of specialized scientists Councils for the defense of candidate and doctoral dissertations UkrSURT, DNURT. He was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine, a sign “Rail glory” III degree, sign “Honorary Employee of Ukraine”. Manages the scientific work of doctoral students and postgraduate students. The author of more than 200 scientific works and educational and methodological developments, including 3 textbooks with the stamp of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Professor T. Butko

Under the leadership of Butko TV Postgraduate and doctoral studies work effectively in the direction of research and solution of the problem of resource conservation in the organization of the transportation process on railway transport on the basis of the use of information technologies and principles of logistics. postgraduate and doctoral studies work effectively in the direction of research and solving the problem of resource conservation in the organization of the transportation process on railway transport on the basis of the use of information technology and logistics principles.

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