GENERAL SUMMARY REMARKS
ALL MANAGERS ASK THEMSELVES: "WHAT IS THE BEST SYSTEM FOR MY OPERATION AND WHAT CONTROL MEASURES ARE REQUIRED?" DEVELOPERS OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS HAVE CONSIDERED THIS QUESTION, AS A RESULT, ADDED ADDITIONAL HEADQUARTERS STAFF FOR METHODS STUDY, RECORD KEEPING, INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES, AND RESEARCH. THE TREND TOWARD EVER LARGER CENTRAL COMPUTERS HAS TAKEN COMPUTER CONTROL FROM THE HANDS OF ENGINEERING MANAGERS INTO THE HANDS OF PROFESSIONAL DATA PROCESSORS. MAINTENANCE QUALITY LEVELS HAVE BEEN SET FOR MAINTENANCE TASKS BY CONSENSUS OF KNOWLEDGEABLE MAINTENANCE STAFF PERSONNEL. PERFORMANCE BUDGETS FOR MAINTENANCE HAVE SURVIDED PRELIMINARY TESTS AND SHOWN THAT THEY ARE WORKABLE AND USEFUL. RECORDS SHOULD BE USED AS PLANNING AND SCHEDULING TOOLS, TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING IMPROVED METHODS AND TECHNIQUES AND TO HELP PLAN TRAINING SESSIONS. STUDENTS OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE HAVE IDENTIFIED AT LEAST TWO GROUPINGS OF DECISIONS-ROUTINE DECISIONS MADE PERIODICALLY AND DECISIONS REQUIRING SPECIAL STUDY. THE FIRST, ROUTINE DECISIONS, REQUIRES ONLY A DISPLAY OF INFORMATION, PRODUCING NEARLY AUTOMATIC DECISIONS. THE SECOND TYPE OF INFORMATION REQUIRES ANALYSIS AND PERHAPS A COST-EFFECTIVENESS STUDY OR DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMULATION MODEL. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Clary, Adrian G
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Conference:
- Maintenance Management Workshop
- Location: Urbana-Champaign Illinois, United States
- Date: 1970-8-3 to 1970-8-5
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Pagination: pp 15-17
- Monograph Title: Maintenance planning and supervision
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 347
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Budgeting; Computers; Decision making; Information processing; Maintenance; Management; Planning; Quality control; Records management; Scheduling
- Uncontrolled Terms: Quality; Records
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218807
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM