SUMMARY OF PAPERS ON IMPLEMENTING AND UTILIZING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
THREE PAPERS ARE SUMMARIZED. P.J.F. WINGATE FROM RRL SPOKE ON "ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE". HE DESCRIBED THE MEASURES OF PRODUCTIVITY USED IN GREAT BRITAIN AND EMPHASIZED THE USE OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN THIS PROCESS. JOEL F. KATZ FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SPOKE ON "PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AS A TOOL IN PREPARING THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM BUDGET" AND STATED THAT PERFORMANCE BUDGETING IN MAINTENANCE CAN BE CONVERTED INTO A PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT PROCESS IF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARE USED. ROY E. JORGENSEN SPOKE ON "KEY ELEMENTS AND DECISIONS IN PERFORMANCE BUDGETING FOR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE" AND STANLEY P. SMALLEY SPOKE ON "STAFFING OPTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE." JORGENSEN SPOKE ON A CASE STUDY OF PERFORMANCE BUDGETING AND DESCRIBED THE PERFORMANCE BUDGETING SYSTEM THAT HIS FIRM IS EVOLVING UNDER AN NCHRP CONTRACT. THIS SYSTEM INVOLVES THE COMPLETE FORMAT FOR PROGRAM BUDGETING AND CONTROLLING OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE. SMALLEY DESCRIBED THE SYSTEM THAT HE IS INSTALLING IN TWO COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN.
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Authors:
- Mann Jr, Larry
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Conference:
- Maintenance Management Workshop
- Location: Urbana-Champaign Illinois, United States
- Date: 1970-8-3 to 1970-8-5
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Pagination: p 11
- Monograph Title: Maintenance planning and supervision
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 347
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Budgeting; Decision making; Highway maintenance; Performance; Production; Standards
- Old TRIS Terms: Decisions
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218805
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM