CITY IMPLEMENTS CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN ROADWAYS SECTION
This article describes the implementation of a continuous process improvement methodology by the Roadways Branch of the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It focuses on the critical success factors and the major initiatives of the project. The project involved three primary processes: 1) developing a business process for improving work methods; 2) validating the process using MMS data from the City of Saskatoon; and, 3) preparing a Continuous Process Improvement Training Packing and training session using actual city data. Factors affecting the selection of an activity include its relative cost, consistency between crews in performing an activity, the impact that the activity has on the program, and the time since the activity was last reviewed. Four work activities were studied using the controlled continual improvement process and recommendations were then developed and presented to city officials. The activities included: Concrete sidewalk replacements; pothole patching; snow loading and removal; and, maintenance of utility costs.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Works Association
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Authors:
- Jorgenson, J
- Gerke, R J
- Publication Date: 2003-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 24-25
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Serial:
- APWA Reporter
- Volume: 70
- Issue Number: 7
- Publisher: American Public Works Association
- ISSN: 0092-4873
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Best practices; Organizational effectiveness
- Uncontrolled Terms: Continuous process control
- Geographic Terms: Saskatoon (Canada)
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00961168
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Files: BTRIS, TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 4 2003 12:00AM