Operations management and constructive maintenance should not be independent
It is important for an asset manager to know how their assets are performing, from both the operations point of view and, of course, from the constructive maintenance point of view. For example, the number of repairs, the number of executed work orders, and the number of hours each operations team is spending on a certain asset for service are all excellent indicators of condition. Each will affect the short to long-term planning of constructive maintenance treatments.
Modern asset management systems, like dTIMS, enable you to combine information at the operations level and on the constructive maintenance level. This enables decision makers to have a more holistic view regarding the actual versus future situation and improving their decision process.
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How a simple pothole repair effects the long-term planning in pavement management?
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Potholes on a road can be used as an example of measuring long term planning. The number of potholes is usually a good indicator about the structural condition of a pavement. If the pavement management engineer knows the number of potholes to be repaired over the network (having the list of pothole repair work orders available), he can change the prioritization in his maintenance construction program to make the user (usually they do not like potholes) more happy. To have this information available, operations must be linked with the PMS, as in dTIMS.
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Flexibility is the key!
Operations management must be flexible, not only in having efficient teams in the field but also in the tools themselves which support the processes. An easy adjustment of the processes and the corresponding operations “forms” to collect information gives the service teams the necessary information at the right time and right location. dTIMS offers different options to provide information on-site and in the office. To make an effective job on-site is a matter of safety and thus an objective for everybody and also for the systems and tools to be applied!