THE USE OF SYSTEMS LOGIC IN PLANNING MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS (ABRIDGEMENT)
THE STEPS THAT MAKE UP THE PROCESS OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOLLOW THIS GENERAL ORDER: DETERMINE PURPOSE; TRANSLATE PURPOSE INTO FUNCTIONS; TRANSLATE FUNCTIONS INTO REQUIREMENTS; GENERATE AND SELECT CONDIDATE SOLUTIONS; AND TRANSLATE REQUIREMENTS OF SELECTED SOLUTIONS INTO SPECIFICATIONS. THE PROCESS IS THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OR ORDER OF SYSTEM BEING ANALYZED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ROADSIDE REST SYSTEM IS A PART OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, WHICH IS A PART OF THE OVERALL NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN TURN IS PART OF THE OVERALL SOCIAL SYSTEM. BECAUSE THE ROADSIDE REST AREAS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM HAS ITS BEGINNINGS IN THE ARCHITECT'S DESIGN, THE MAINTENANCE ENGINEER ALL TOO OFTEN FEELS THAT HE HAS INHERITED A SITUATION OVER WHICH HE HAS NO CONTROL. THIS FEELING IS NOT NECESSARILY JUSTIFIED; EVERY SYSTEM, INCLUDING ROADSIDE REST SYSTEMS, IS MADE UP OF INTERRELATED SUBSYSTEMS. EACH SUBSYSTEM AFFECTS THE OVERALL SYSTEM AS WELL AS OTHER SUBSYSTEMS. IN A VERY REAL WAY, THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING THE MAINTENANCE OF A ROADSIDE REST AREA CAN INFLUENCE THE OVERALL PROGRAM, INCLUDING BASIC POLICY. IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT THE ANALYSIS OF A SYSTEM IS NOT THE END PRODUCT OF A SYSTEM. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS IS ONLY A TECHNIQUE, AND A TECHNIQUE IS ONLY A TOOL. IT IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT HELPS THE ENGINEER TO ORGANIZE AND APPLY THE INHERENT GOOD SENSE HE ALREADY POSSESSES. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Patterson, Oscar E
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Conference:
- 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
- Date: 1972-1-17 to 1972-1-21
- Publication Date: 1972
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: p. 31
- Monograph Title: Maintenance systems: estimating maintenance costs, solid-waste disposal systems, maintenance station locations, manager training, and equipment management
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 391
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Systems analysis
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219004
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 30 1972 12:00AM