MANAGEMENT REVIEW IMPROVES PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS

Describes how the San Diego Department of Public Works used a management review of its road maintenance and field engineering units to save $2.6 million up front and $2.3 million each year thereafter, an improvement of 7 percent. Setting benchmarks from comparable agencies, establishing a baseline database to more efficiently allocate tasks and equipment, disposing of excess real estate and machinery, standardizing scheduling and automating more administrative tasks were among the actions taken.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1606878
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range : pp 48, 50, 52
• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • Watt, L
  • Lorick, H C
• Publication Date: 2001-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Operating costs; Public works departments; Reviews
• Geographic Terms: San Diego County (California)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00811042
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 2001 12:00AM