STATE OF KNOWLEDGE-A SITUATION REPORT ON MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

A STATE OF THE ART IS PRESENTED ON MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT STRESSING THE FOLLOWING: (1) MAINTENANCE CONTUNUES TO FACE INCREASING WORK LOADS WHICH WILL GENERATE MORE NEED FOR CHANGE. (2) MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN STARTED IN OVER HALF THE STATES AND IN TEN OR MORE COUNTIES AND CITIES. (3) MEASUREMENT OF THE MAINTENANCE WORK LOAD IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY. (4) REPORTING SYSTEMS ALONG WITH PLANNING AND SCHEDULING SYSTEMS ARE BEING USED INCREASINGLY AS TOOLS OF MANAGEMENT. (5) PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING QUALITY STANDARDS IS SLOW AND THERE IS NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (6) THE BURDEN OF FUNDING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION HAS GRADUALLY SHIFTED TO THE STATES. THIS SHIFT HAS PARALLELED THE DECLINING PERCENTAGE OF THE STUDY EFFORT DEVOTED TO RESEARCH. (7) ATTAINMENT OF MAXIMUM BENEFITS FROM RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT IS HAMPERED BY LACK OF AN ADEQUATE STAFF.

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• Authors:
  • Kilpatrick, Morgan J
• 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
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 36-41
• Monograph Title: Maintenance planning and supervision
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 347
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance; Management; Planning; Reports; Scheduling; State of the art studies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations; Reporting
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218811
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM