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A participant expressed: I’ve seen many guides to asset management. Many of which are very similar to others. Is there one guide, internationally or nationally, that is usually seen as the model for asset management? And if not, what are two or three of the most commonly used guides, domestically …
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Heather mentioned that it is important the infrastructure manager must determine what you are going to use the software for. She added that one should seek the software and evaluate whether you’ll be able to tell if what you’re looking at matches what it is you want to do. Then in this way …
A participant asked what the most user-friendly software they can use in their infrastructure asset management practice is. Ross said that the primary question should be “What outputs do I need for my asset system?” instead of asking about a user-friendly software. He advised that once you are …
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In the previous post titled "Best Asset Management Practice — Improving Preventive Maintenance", Ross shared his insights from his consulting experiences in New Zealand. Heather continued the discussion. Heather: I would just mention that one of the things to think about with your system …
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The UK-based Infrastructure Asset Management Exchange is holding their annual event in March. The Infrastructure Asset Management Exchange is supported by the UK Institute of Asset Management, which is a professional body for the whole of life management of physical assets The Institute of …
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This asset management seminar has ended and we would like to encourage our readers to read related blog posts below. Thank you. The Geospatial Transportation Mapping Association, USA is running an infrastructure asset management related webinar on January 29 on the subject of Finding Roadside …
A participant asked about the level of service issues as they manage their water utility assets. Please read below what Heather and Ross explained. Heather: Well, my take on that is there are a few that are more set by regulatory nature that you, know you want to make sure that you’re …
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In October 2014 the NAMS Forum 'Advanced Asset Management, A Journey to Excellence' was held in Auckland, New Zealand. The Forum organizers asked Ross to develop a presentation that provoked thought and discussion for the Forum attendees, and the technical streams that …
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Ross: And Heather, I met the gentleman at Albuquerque who wrote that and the thing that impressed me was he was a private individual. He was just helping out. He’s I think a voluntary custodian for his community of the water system. And if he wasn’t 75, he was that sort that age if …
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Ross: And Heather look one of the things we’ve found here that are very easy when you’re a small system to look at a 200 or 300-page asset management plan that’s being produced by LA or New York or a major system. And that’s just ridiculous. We can’t do that and the sure answer is you don’t …
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Do you have any advice on how to convince a small system that they need to have an asset management plan? Heather: My advice is, that it’s very important to work with them on whatever their biggest problem is and show them how asset management can help them solve that issue as a way to get …
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Ross: And I think too Heather, just clicked back to that slide from Toledo, Ohio because they've had the "Do not drink (notice)" for the entire population due to that. They’re getting through the treatment plant. And yes that’s a different cause of the problem from a break or the Boston one …
