INFORMATION NEEDS FOR CONTROLLING EQUIPMENT COSTS

SOME OF THE VARIATIONS IN EQUIPMENT COSTS ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT IS AN INTEGRAL AND INSEPARABLE PART OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. THE SOLUTIONS TO THE EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS LIE IN THE EQUIPMENT MANAGER'S ACCESS TO FACTS AND TO HIS ABILITY TO USE THEM. THE FUNCTIONS AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS: (1) SCHEDULING, SELECTION AND REPLACEMENT, (2) PURCHASING AND FINANCING, AND (3) MAINTENANCE. EACH OF THESE FUNCTIONS WHICH MUST CONTRIBUTE TO ATTAINMENT OF THE COMPANY'S GOALS FOR EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT ARE DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED. INFORMATION SYSTEMS USING ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT FOR EACH OF THESE FACTORS ARE ANALYZED. THE INFORMATION SYSTEM MUST PROVIDE THE COMMUNICATIONS NECESSARY TO ATTAIN THE MANAGEMENT GOALS OF ACHIEVING THE OPTIMUM LEVELS OF MOST SUITABLE EQUIPMENT.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1969/278/278-006.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Highway Equipment and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Cox, Elmer A
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 35-48
• Monograph Title: Highway equipment studies, construction management, noise and air pollution bibliography
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 278
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction equipment; Costs; Equipment; Equipment maintenance; Equipment replacement; Financing; Information processing; Information systems; Management; Purchasing; Scheduling
• Old TRIS Terms: Equipment cost
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219357
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 29 1994 12:00AM