Adapting Leading Practices and Associated Tools
WERF Report SAM1R06l
Published on 15. November 2015
125 pages
978-1-78040-537-7 (ISBN)
Description
The purpose of the demonstration of WERF Strategic Asset management (SAM) decision support tools is to provide users with insight into the efforts and impacts of applying the various asset management concepts. To accomplish this, the research team identified four different utilities with asset management program at various stages. These utilities agreed to implement and integrate the tools into their existing programs.
The tools that were demonstrated are the Levels of Service, Condition Assessment, Life Cycle Cost Projection, and Capital Project Validation and Prioritization. The research indicated that all four utilities were able to successfully integrate the WERF SAM tools and their principles into their existing asset management programs. However, each utility needed to make adjustments to the tools and methodologies to varying degrees to ensure proper integration. This is in line with the WERF instructions of use.
The research also found that the implementation and integration of new asset management tools were far reaching, having impacts to organization structure, technology in use, and the asset management practices. Ultimately the WERF SAM tools were found to be beneficial by all four demonstration teams and therefore adapted permanently in varying degrees to their existing asset management programs.
The tools that were demonstrated are the Levels of Service, Condition Assessment, Life Cycle Cost Projection, and Capital Project Validation and Prioritization. The research indicated that all four utilities were able to successfully integrate the WERF SAM tools and their principles into their existing asset management programs. However, each utility needed to make adjustments to the tools and methodologies to varying degrees to ensure proper integration. This is in line with the WERF instructions of use.
The research also found that the implementation and integration of new asset management tools were far reaching, having impacts to organization structure, technology in use, and the asset management practices. Ultimately the WERF SAM tools were found to be beneficial by all four demonstration teams and therefore adapted permanently in varying degrees to their existing asset management programs.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
3,63 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78040-537-7 (9781780405377)
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Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract and Benefits
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Acronyms
- Executive Summary
- Chapter 1.0: Introduction
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Overview of the SAM Challenge
- 1.3 Overview of WERF SAM Project
- 1.4 Goal and Objectives of WERF SAM Project
- Chapter 2.0: Project Approach
- Chapter 3.0: Levels of Service Case Study
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Utility Overview
- 3.2.1 Current Operating Environment
- 3.2.2 Las Vegas Valley Watershed Advisory Committee
- 3.2.3 City of Henderson Strategic Plan
- 3.2.4 Department of Utility Services Business Plan
- 3.3 Asset Management Program
- 3.3.1 Asset Management Responsibilities
- 3.3.2 Levels of Service
- 3.3.3 Asset Management Benefits
- 3.4 Tool Being Applied
- 3.4.1 Levels of Service and Tool Description
- 3.4.2 Implementation Approach
- 3.4.3 Results
- 3.4.4 Lessons Learned
- 3.4.5 Conclusion
- Chapter 4.0: Condition Assessment Case Study
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Utility Overview
- 4.3 Current Asset Management Program
- 4.3.1 Asset Management Program Gap Analysis
- 4.3.2 Creating the Right Organization Structure
- 4.3.3 Applying PAS 55
- 4.3.4 Other Asset Management Tools and Practices Applied
- 4.3.5 Asset Management Benefits
- 4.4 Tool Being Applied
- 4.4.1 Condition/Performance Assessment Scoring and Tool Description
- 4.4.2 Benefits of Condition/Performance Assessment
- 4.4.3 Implementation Approach
- 4.4.4 Results
- 4.4.5 Lessons Learned
- 4.4.6 Conclusion
- Chapter 5.0: Life Cycle Cost Projection Tool Case Study
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Utility Overview
- 5.3 Current Asset Management Program
- 5.3.1 Asset Management Program
- 5.3.2 Asset Management in the Gwinnett County Organization
- 5.3.3 Asset Management Benefits
- 5.4 Tool Being Applied
- 5.4.1 Life Cycle Costing and Tool Description
- 5.4.2 Implementation Approach
- 5.4.3 Results
- 5.4.4 Lessons Learned
- 5.4.5 Conclusion
- Chapter 6.0: Optimize Capital Investment Case Study
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Utility Overview
- 6.3 Current Asset Management Program
- 6.3.1 Asset Management Plan
- 6.3.2 Asset Management Organization
- 6.3.3 Asset Management Benefits
- 6.4 Tool Being Applied
- 6.4.1 Capital Investment Validation and Prioritization and Tool Description
- 6.4.2 Benefits of Capital Project Validation and Prioritization
- 6.4.3 Implementation Approach
- 6.4.4 Results
- 6.4.5 Lessons Learned
- 6.4.6 Conclusion
- Chapter 7.0: Conclusion
- Appendix A: WERF SAM Tool Overview
