{"product_id":"9781843393320","title":"Decision Analysis And Implementation Guidance In Strategic Asset Management","description":"Track 3 of WERF’s Strategic Asset Management Project was developed to “provide guidance on implementing SAM…and develop analytic tools for SAM implementation” - the Decision Support Tools and Implementation Guidance goal. In Track 3, the Decision Support Tools and Implementation Guidance goal was organized around two major elements: Analytic\/Decision Support Tools – Develop staged, user-friendly analytic and decision support tools (gap analysis, cost benefit analysis, risk management, life cycle costing, condition assessment selection tool, etc.) for SAM implementation and continuous improvement. Implementation Tool – Provide practical, accessible guidance for an implementation tool to undertake SAM in incremental stages leading to a well-planned, structured, and progressive implementation to suit the needs of a diverse range of utilities’ communication practices. \u003cp\u003eTask Order 2 provided for the following deliverables: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSet up Practitioner Tool-Review Working Group and Establish Framework\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCatalogue Available “Commercial Off-The-Shelf” SAM tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify and Prioritize Core Set of Tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify Critical Success Factors for Implementing SAM Review and Modify the Gap Analysis Tool\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRefine the “Six Alternative Routes to Implementation” Tool\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop Information Requirements for SAM Decision Making\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe materials presented in the following sections were developed as a result of executing Task Order 2 to achieve the Project goal. Each chapter details a separate deliverable. Relevant developed materials have been or are in the process of being added to SIMPLE, WERF’s web-based asset management knowledge base. Asset management can be defined as a way of management thinking and a set of best practices built around a structured framework that assist asset managers in making the most cost effective investment decisions in existing and new assets to sustain long term performance of the assets in an environment of limited resources where these decisions represent an integration of operations, maintenance, and capital intervention strategies. At the heart of the framework is the concept of business risk – a metric that measures the interaction of the probability of failure, the consequence of failure, and risk mitigation strategies. \u003cp\u003eThis research: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFacilitates the adoption of best practice in asset management in the public water utility industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an asset management knowledge base that is a structured repository of a broad range and deeply substantive collection of materials oriented toward the practicing asset manager\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the why and how of asset management at levels for novice, intermediate, and advanced practitioners\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"IWA Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037968318704,"sku":"9781843393320","price":194.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781843393320_p0.jpg?v=1763742424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781843393320","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}