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Measuring the Benefits of Implementing Asset Management Systems and Tools

项目名称：	Measuring the Benefits of Implementing Asset Management Systems and Tools
摘要：	Transportation agencies have identified asset management (AM) as a concept to support cost effective maintenance and rehabilitation decisions related to physical assets. Asset Management Systems (AMS) and tools are required to implement the AM concepts. It is expected that AM improves agencies' performance in terms of the performance of their assets while it reduces agencies' costs for maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R). However, agencies seem to hesitate to move forward in implementing AMS and tools because it is difficult to document whether the benefits produced by AMS or tools exceed the costs for implementation and operation. Without showing the relationship between the benefits and the costs, the implementation will not be realized. Indeed, six of seven research needs studies conducted since 2000 have "Measuring Benefits" as an important area of research to develop the base of support for asset management. Understanding the relationship between the improvement of agencies' performance and costs for M&R is challenging. A new method is required to measure the benefits of implementing AMS implementation and operation costs. The method must be generic and adapt to different AMS and tools and be applicable to a variety of agencies with different resources.
状态：	Completed
资金：	39289.00
资助组织：	Midwest Regional University Transportation Center
执行机构：	University of Illinois, Chicago
开始时间：	20050615
实际结束时间：	20060815
主题领域：	Administration and Management；Finance；Highways