The Asset Management Council Document Search is an incredibly useful tool, with free download for all Asset Management Council members. It houses over 800 hundred peer-reviewed technical documents and presentations, accessible with a quick search.
For example, a search for ‘Planning’ turns up papers like these:
Asset Investment Planning for the US Army Corps of Engineers Hydropower Plants
The USACE’s Federal Hydropower organization had been struggling to motivate and obtain suitable funding to modernize their aging assets.
The solution needed to support the business process for producing optimized Asset Investment Planning (AIP) scenarios based on an agreed approach and methodology…. Go to the technical document search to read more
Planning and Scheduling Improvement Using Design Structure Matrix Methods
In this paper, Design Structure Matrix (DSM) approach is presented to improve planning and scheduling in asset management. The main advantage of the DSM over traditional project management tools such as Critical Path Method (CPM) or Gantt chart is in compactness and ability to present an organized and efficient mapping among tasks that is clear and easy to read regardless of size… Go to the technical document search to read more
The Holy Grail of Maintenance Planning: Integrating with Operations
At one of Fluor’s client’s sites, the maintenance department has made heavy investments in improving maintenance planning & scheduling. Maintenance labour productivity improved substantially, schedule compliance increased significantly, and maintenance labour delays reduced. However, over time the maintenance performance KPI’s reached a plateau and improvement stalled. All the signs pointed in the same direction… Go to the technical document search to read more
And presentations like these:
- Fail to plan then plan to fail – aligning asset planning to business outcomes
- Broad Outline of SP AusNet Planning Process
- ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING – Application to Natural Gas Industry
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