scholarly journals Road Asset Management Systems and Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracts in the CAREC Region

2022 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
And Performance

В этой публикации объясняется, как 11 стран-членов Программы Центральноазиатского регионального экономического сотрудничества (ЦАРЭС) могут построить более безопасные и конкурентоспособные транспортные коридоры для людей и товаров.

Road Asset Management Systems and Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracts in the CAREC Region

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Fine Tune ◽  
Improve Planning ◽  
Analyze Data

This publication explains how the 11 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program can build safer and more competitive transport corridors for people and goods. Providing a comprehensive overview of each country’s road network, the publication identifies how they can better collect and analyze data to bolster road asset management systems and improve planning. It highlights the benefits of sharing best practices and offers tips on how countries can fine-tune their performance-based road maintenance contracts. The publication also shows that by efficiently using budgets, countries can better maintain and manage vital transport arteries to help boost sustainable development in the region.

scholarly journals Selected implications of a hyper-connected world on pavement engineering

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 673-678
Author(s):  
Wynand Jacobus van der Merwe Steyn
Keyword(s):  
Data Science ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Physical World ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Pavement Engineering ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Lifecycle Management

AbstractThe world is becoming a hyper-connected environment where an abundance of data from sensor networks can provide continuous information on the behaviour and performance of infrastructure. The last part of the 3rd Industrial Revolution (IR) and the start of the 4th IR gave rise to a world where this overabundance of sensors, and availability of wireless networks enables connections between people and infrastructure that was not practically comprehensible during the 20th century. 4IR supports the datafication of life, data science, big data, transportation evolution, optimization of logistic and supply chains and automation of various aspects of life, including vehicles and road infrastructure. The hyper-connected 4IR environment allows integration between the physical world and digital and intelligent engineering, increasingly serving as the primary lifecycle management systems for engineering practitioners. With this background, the paper evaluates a few concepts of the hyper-connected pavement environment in a 4IR Digital Twin mode, with the emphasis on selected applications, implications, benefits and limitations. The hyper-connected world can and should be managed in the pavement realm to ensure that adequate and applicable data are collected regarding infrastructure, environment and users to enable a more efficient and effective transportation system. In this regard, and planning for future scenarios where the proliferation of data is a given, it is important that pavement engineers understand what is possible, evaluate the potential benefits, conduct cost/benefit evaluations, and implement appropriate solutions to ensure longevity and safety of pavement infrastructure.

scholarly journals Developing Pavement Marking Management Systems: A Theoretical Model Framework Based on the Experiences of the US Transportation Agencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Alireza Sassani ◽  
Omar Smadi ◽  
Neal Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Pavement Markings ◽  
The Us ◽  
Pavement Marking ◽  
Transportation Agencies

Pavement markings are essential elements of transportation infrastructure with critical impacts on safety and mobility. They provide road users with the necessary information to adjust driving behavior or make calculated decisions about commuting. The visibility of pavement markings for drivers can be the boundary between a safe trip and a disastrous accident. Consequently, transportation agencies at the local or national levels allocate sizeable budgets to upkeep the pavement markings under their jurisdiction. Infrastructure asset management systems (IAMS) are often biased toward high-capital-cost assets such as pavements and bridges, not providing structured asset management (AM) plans for low-cost assets such as pavement markings. However, recent advances in transportation asset management (TAM) have promoted an integrated approach involving the pavement marking management system (PMMS). A PMMS brings all data items and processes under a comprehensive AM plan and enables managing pavement markings more efficiently. Pavement marking operations depend on location, conditions, and AM policies, highly diversifying the pavement marking management practices among agencies and making it difficult to create a holistic image of the system. Most of the available resources for pavement marking management focus on practices instead of strategies. Therefore, there is a lack of comprehensive guidelines and model frameworks for developing PMMS. This study utilizes the existing body of knowledge to build a guideline for developing and implementing PMMS. First, by adapting the core AM concepts to pavement marking management, a model framework for PMMS is created, and the building blocks and elements of the framework are introduced. Then, the caveats and practical points in PMMS implementation are discussed based on the US transportation agencies’ experiences and the relevant literature. This guideline is aspired to facilitate PMMS development for the agencies and pave the way for future pavement marking management tools and databases.

Management System Competency Model and Development Program

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Jean ◽  
Lynn A. Sikorski ◽  
Laura P. Zaleschuk
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Competency Model ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Person Perspective ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

The pipeline industry continues to look for ways to improve its compliance and performance. Management systems have increased prevalence in the pipeline industry, with recognition that carefully designed and well-implemented management systems are the fundamental method that should be used to keep people safe, protect the environment and align organizational activities. Experience has shown significantly better success rates with management system implementation, both in terms of the quality and speed, when the person responsible for the design, implementation and sustainment of the management system has an integrated set of technical and enabling competencies. However, there is currently no standardized competency model that can be used to support a Management Systems Professional’s specialized knowledge and skills. The paper outlines the competencies needed by individuals to be effective in the design, implementation, measurement and evaluation of management systems. Applying a ‘whole-person’ perspective, the model includes business, relational and technical competencies that contribute to performance excellence for management system practitioners, including outlining example behaviours at target level performance and proficiency, and supported by a defined body of knowledge. This paper describes the Management System Competency Model, including how it can be used to create a position-specific development program for application within various organizations. This research establishes a basis for the creation of a practical, systematic and easy to use development road map for individuals and organizations who use or leverage a management system.

Implementing Competitive Advantages through Efficient Control and Machine Asset Management Systems

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Gomori ◽  
Michael Thiessen ◽  
Norm Benes ◽  
Roberta Herron
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Efficient Control
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