Conversations with Evan is a video series that Ross Waugh started to provide asset management learning and information based on on-going questions and answers with Evan Arias, a Senior Civil Engineer based in the Philippines. In this first question and answer video, Ross responds to Evan's query about asset inventory. According to Ross, the asset inventory (or asset register) is the absolute … [Read more...]
Asset Management Plans – Creating and Implementing Effectively
Heather: And one last topic area I want to cover in the last few minutes that we have is we have several questions about asset management plans, what those are like, and implementing your asset management program. So, I did want to touch on the asset management report and to be really, really cautious not to view the asset management plan or the asset management report as the end game. Like … [Read more...]
Infrastructure Asset Management Software – More Questions Answered
Our resource persons continue to tackle questions on using the software in infrastructure asset management practice. Ross: And software does not equal asset management. It’s a tool. And look, if I think about the biggest thing that drives asset management engineers in New Zealand mad, it is, I want to run a report because I’m going to produce something tomorrow. I know that … [Read more...]
Asset Management Software – What’s the Best for a Small Utility System?
Asset management software questions were so many that Heather and Ross decided to deal with them before the end of the webinar. Heather: Let’s move on to software because we have quite a few people who did ask questions about, nearly along the lines of, what software should I use? Is there a good one for a small system? What’s the best bang for a buck with software? What tools should I … [Read more...]
Asset Management – Determining Which Assets are at Risk or Critical
Ross and Heather continued discussing risks. They tackled the question below: Aren't most critical assets mentioned and managed in operation and maintenance manuals and the emergency response plan? Both Heather and Ross replied in the affirmative. Heather explains further: It isn’t necessarily yes but you would certainly hope so. And there can be critical assets that are not part of … [Read more...]
Why Asset Management is About the Thinking Process and not the Software
Further on the question of using a spreadsheet or database is the use of applications or software for asset management. Many participants had asked what software Heather and Ross would recommend. In response, Ross and Heather elaborated that asset management is about the thinking process. They gave some examples too. Ross: Yes, we’ve got many pre-questions around software, and we thought … [Read more...]
Asset Management Tips to Doing an Efficient Asset Inventory
In the previous post, Ross and Heather tackled the question on asset inventory. Discussing further, Ross and Heather give tips and examples on how to do asset inventory efficiently. Ross: Yes, I mean a good example of that sort of thing is pumps. So, if you’ve got a small pump set and you replace that pump set as a unit. If it fails, the motor, the impellers, everything just comes … [Read more...]
Asset Inventory – Ownership, Condition, Location, Replacement Cost
Heather: Let’s move on to asset inventory questions. One of the core components of asset management is the current state of the asset, which gets into your asset inventory: What do you own?Where is it?What is it worth?What is it going to cost you to replace it?The condition, useful life, all those sorts of things going to your inventory. So, a lot of people ask some questions about … [Read more...]
More Tips to Starting Your Asset Management Plan
In the previous post, Heather and Ross started discussing how to start an asset management plan. This post is the continuation of their discussion. Don't build a massive inventory at a highly detailed level Ross said that the interesting thing about where not to start is trying to build a massive inventory at a highly detailed level before you do anything else because you might never get … [Read more...]
If I Were Starting an Asset Management Plan, Where Do I Begin
Heather Himmelberger and Ross Waugh discussed the questions that were sent before the webinar. One of the questions was: Somebody wants to start an asset management plan, what do you tell them? Heather: Great. So, where we are going to start is actually at the very basic question. We’ve got quite a few questions coming in along the lines of where do we start, how do we begin, how do you … [Read more...]
Asset Management – How to Start and Practice Effectively (Webinar)
We are happy to share the "Ask the Expert" webinar that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held on 30 August 2018 at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Know more about the asset management experts in this webinar by watching the video above. Planning to start an asset management program? Then watch the video and know what Heather and Ross discussed the following: Where do we start? How do we … [Read more...]
Monitoring and Analyzing Processes to Improve Asset Maintenance System
A participant asked, "Have you performed research related to automated condition-based monitoring? For example, vibration analysis and shock pulse method for bearing verification. This will be related primarily to pumping or any mechanical equipment. This will help perform predictive maintenance rather than reactive maintenance. If so, do you have a comparison of the brands and … [Read more...]
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