Following what we have mentioned in our "Welcome to Inframanage 2019" post, Inframanage.com continues to put up video blogs. In this short 4-minute vlog, Ross Waugh discusses the following topics: ISO 55000 Asset Management Global Infrastructure Outlook Infrastructure Replacement and Capital …
Ultimate Secret to Successful Infrastructure Asset Management
So if we know that for sports, and we also know from the practice of infrastructure management that consistent investment also wins, why do we think we can do this, which is shown in this graph where we’ve got optimized would be spending something every year and keep the system moving forward and be …
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Winning the Infrastructure Management ‘Game’ – Lessons from the Rugby World Cup, Superbowl, and NBA
We don’t want to be the guy on the right slide here, right? The thing is that engineers have too many parameters and they struggle to communicate those parameters to decision-makers. What we want to be is like Dr. Scotty from Star Trek on the left-hand side of the picture there. Where when he was …
Communicating Infrastructure Management Issues and dTIMS Modeling
I guess that’s about what the dTIMS modeling and this conference are all about. It’s about that optimization of expenditure but we all know that we can get away with under-investing for a while and then it shows up and then it’ll create a less than optimal expenditure profile going forward. So …
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International Infrastructure Management Manual 5th (2015) Edition
IPWEA published the International Infrastructure Management Manual 5th (2015) Edition in October 2015. The manual is available to international customers from IPWEA. If you are in New Zealand, the manual is available from NAMS. The information on the IPWEA website about the IIMM 5th …
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Asset Management – Secrets to Implementing an Efficient Asset Numbering System
In addition to explaining “How to Setup an Asset Numbering System”, Heather and Ross shared some important steps to achieve an efficient asset numbering system. Try out the asset numbering system on some assets Heather said that one thing to think about is we often hear stories of utilities …
Asset Management – How to Setup an Asset Numbering System
Can you please describe your approach for setting up an asset or equipment numbering system for a computerized maintenance management system. Ross: I have (written on asset numbering system) for the work I’ve done in Australasia. That’s the section of the International Infrastructure …
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