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This slide presentation begins by defining asset management as:life-cycle management, managing from planning to disposal,condition assessments,reliability centered,focus on design and engineering,"3 R's" - Repair, Rehab, or Replace, accounting management,focus on fiscal responsibility to customer, and GASB-34 Compliance. The presentation provides aninternational model thatdescribes all of thefunctions that should beaccomplished tomanage the entire life ofassets to receive thebest return oninvestments. The presentation defines other terminology such as hierarchy of asset management sophistication, computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), and holistic approach. Two case studies are outlined, the first being the City of Chicago, Department of Water Managementimplementation of CMMS for Pumping Division, anAsset Centric utility is moving into phase 2 of implementation. The second case study is at the DuPage Water Commission,upgrade of CMMS for GASB34 compliance, GIS Integration, with thedesire to implement Asset Management in a younger utility and whenupgrade completed, focusing on Asset Management Plan. Includes tables, figures.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 03/01/2007 Number of Pages: 22File Size: 1 file , 1.8 MB