VALUE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF SELECTED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES

A series of value engineering studies of selected road maintenance activities was initiated by the Federal Highway Administration to demonstrate that value engineering techniques could be successfully applied to maintenance activities and to improve these activities. Because the value engineering process uses the team approach, teams of state engineers were formed to conduct the studies. Each study involved teams of two or three engineers from four states. The work was coordinated by the Federal Highway Administration at four joint meetings held during the course of the project. A summary report has been prepared for each study. Five studies have been completed, and five more are under way. The total cost of the five completed studies was $432,000 with an estimated savings of more than $7 million among only the states involved. Based solely on the cost savings, it has been shown that the value engineering process can be successfully used to perform an in-depth analysis of maintenance activities. Other, less tangible benefits have also been realized. /Author/

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  • This paper appeared in TRB Record 674, Maintenance Decision Making and Energy Use, Roadside and Pavement Management, and Preferential Bridge Icing. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Maintenance and Operations Management. 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:
  • Niessner, Charles W
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-3
• Monograph Title: Maintenance decision making and energy use, roadside and pavement management, and preferential bridge icing
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 674
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Teams; Value engineering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00193672
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 11 1979 12:00AM