HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT IN ONTARIO: A PROGRESS REPORT
THE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES FOR AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN OBJECTIVE BASIS FOR PLANNING, ORGANIZING, STAFFING, DIRECTING, AND CONTROLLING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. A FLOW CHART IS SHOWN OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE NEW MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NECESSITATED A REVISED COST REPORTING SYTEM, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FISCAL CONTROL ONLY. FIELD, DISTRICT, AND HEAD OFFICE ACTIVITIES ARE SHOWN IN FLOW CHART FORM AND ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF PLANNING, ORGANIZING, DIRECTING, AND CONTROLLING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. COMPUTER OUTPUT IS LIMITED TO REPORTS DEALING WITH (1) INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR PLANNING AND ORGANIZING SUMMER MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ON A DISTRICT PATROL LEVEL; (2) INFORMATION ON OPERATING RESULTS FOR SUMMER MAINTENANCE; AND (3) INFORMATION ON OPERATING RESULTS FOR WINTER MAINTENANCE.
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Authors:
- Rendulic, F
- Hickey, T A
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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
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 80-99
- 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: Cold weather; Computers; Costs; Flow charts; Highway maintenance; Labor unions; Maintenance practices; Management; Operations; Organization; Output; Planning; Systems analysis
- Old TRIS Terms: Flow charting
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218817
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM