Jordan, M R C (2005) The design, use and implementation of maintenance management systems and pavement management systems for whole life costing. Unpublished PhD thesis, Curtin University of Technology, Australia.
Abstract
There are very few people who understand that roads are big business (Robinson et al, 1996). Road Agencies such as the French Roads Administration manage assets similar in size to General Motors, while the Japan Road Improvement Special Account generates roughly the same revenues as Nippon Steel and Pepsico (Robinson et al, 1996). This thesis identifies a process for the design, use and implementation of a Pavement Management System (PMS), Maintenance Management System (MMS), Bridge Management System (BMS) and other components to form a single integrated Whole Life Management System (WLMS). Such a system, if correctly implemented, can provide significant benefits on networks such as Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and the traditional Government Road Agency (Jordan, 2004). The benefits of integration and descriptions of business processes to cany this out are identified in addition to functional requirement considerations for a true WLMS System. Some of the benefits are explained in detail such as rationalisation of existing systems and optimal deployment strategies across varying business streams. These requirements are just as applicable for Private Enterprise as they are for Road Agency's departments requiring access to varying parts of the system for their requirements. This process to develop a WLMS system identifies requirements from the initial stage of asset creation through to maintaining the asset over the concession period 1 Road Agency "Permanent Moving Window". Concession handover requirements for Private Finance Companies are also taken into account within this process. The framework for the WLMS process includes an integrated "HYBRID modelling solution that is a robust, usable and practical solution. The context of this document is to present a WLMS System process as well as, associated methodologies and elements to be considered when developing and compiling a WLMS system. The identification of methodologies and considerations presented within this thesis are a combination of experience from the author and others within the industry. Consequently, any 'motherhood' type statements that appear to be presented are not intended to be as such, but suggesting a path to pursue or elements that should be considered based on experience.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | concession; government; partnership; pavement; integration; maintenance management; public private partnerships; whole life management; Japan |
| Index terms: | public private partnership, Jordan, implementation, modelling, concession period, maintenance management, private finance, maintenance management system, partnership, window, stream, methodology, private enterprise, integration, whole-life costing, whole-life management, agency, management system, Japan, revenue, strategy |
| Subjects: | asset management, sociology, organizational analysis, partnership management, occupational health, maintenance engineering, research methods, contract structure, architectural elements, management, Geography, water management, economic analysis, analytical methods, contractual arrangements, organization |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Engineering Principles, Health and Safety, Procurement, Sustainability, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Design Practice, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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