ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING: EVALUATION & RECOMMENDATIONS TO MANAGEMENT. FINAL REPORT

This report summarizes information about the potential that environmental scanning activities offer the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT). Environmental scanning activities help an organization to anticipate, evaluate, and prepare for situations or conditions that serve as obstacles or opportunities to move toward a future vision. Environmental scanning in its broadest sense includes marketing and strategic planning, as well as identifying emerging issues, setting priorities, monitoring the environment, interpreting information, and alerting management to the need for action. The report highlights some issues for Mn/DOT to consider as it looks at using environmental scanning as a tool and makes specific recommendations for its incorporation.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

  Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 280 Humphrey Center
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Nelson, Barry L
• Publication Date: 1995-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 85 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Management; Marketing; State departments of transportation; Strategic planning
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Old TRIS Terms: Environmental scanning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00720165
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MN/RC-95/29
• Contract Numbers: 72130 TOC #141, 72192 TOC #144
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 15 1996 12:00AM