SYSTEMS ANALYSIS APPROACH TO THE CREATION OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO PREDICT HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE COSTS

THE RESEARCH WHICH IS DESCRIBED IS AN ATTEMPT AT WRITING A SERIES OF MODELS TO PREDICT WHAT FUNDS SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO MAINTAIN THE STATE-MAINTAINED ROADWAY SYSTEMS. PROBLEMS SUCH AS QUANTIFICATION OF LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE, OF MAINTENANCE ADEQUACY, OF ROADWAY SURFACE CONDITION, ETC. ARE DEFINED AND THE RESEARCHER'S APPROACH TO THE SOLUTION OF THESE PROBLEMS IS DESCRIBED. THE ANALYSIS OF THE ROADWAY SYSTEM, FROM THE MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT, REQUIRES SOME CREATIVE DESIGN IN QUANTIFICATION OF VARIABLES AS WELL AS THE USE OF THE TRANSITIONAL STATISTICAL AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH TECHNIQUES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WHICH ARE PART OF A COMPLEX SYSTEM. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Louisiana State University and Agriculture & Mechanical College, Baton Rouge

  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803
• Authors:
  • Mann, L
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Highways; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Mathematical models; Operations research; Standards; Statistical analysis; Systems; Systems analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations; Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Intrastate; Maintenance administration; Maintenance standards
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218253
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Operations Res Soc America Bulletin
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1994 12:00AM