Title Definitions, concepts and scope of engineering asset management / Joe E. Amadi-Echendu [and others], editors

Published London : Springer, [2010] ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 394 pages) : illustrations Series Engineering asset management review, 2190-7846 ; v. 1 Engineering asset management review ; 1 Contents Definitions -- What is engineering asset management? -- Concepts -- Identifying core functions of asset management -- A framework for strategic infrastructure asset management -- Scope (Investment and cost control) -- Regulating asset management through serviceability and a common framework for investment planning -- Optimizing budget allocations in naval configuration management -- Modelling total cost of ownership of rail infrastructure for outsourcing maintenance services -- A statistical activity cost analysis of engineering assets -- Capacity investment planning based on real options -- Scope (Asset data and condition monitoring) -- Business rule discovery through data mining methods -- Potential uses of RFID technology in asset management -- Wireless condition monitoring and embedded novelty detection -- Integration through standards: an overview of internal information standards for engineering asset -- Scope (Sustainability and safety) -- Sustainability-based asset management in the water sector -- Asset management of Portuguese educational facilities -- On the development of an integrated framework based on 'PERS' and 'EFQM' for environmental sustainability management in seaports: a case from Egypt -- Dynamic project portfolio selection in infrastructure sector -- The safety indicator: measuring safety in gas distribution networks -- Scope (Human dimensions) -- Behavioural preferences for engineering asset management -- The development of strategic asset management leaders through postgraduate education -- Experience with education in maintenance and reliability engineering by off campus learning Notes This volume comprises selected papers from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd World Congresses on Engineering Asset Management, which were convened under the auspices of ISEAM in collaboration with a number of organisations, including CIEAM Australia, Asset Management Council Australia, BINDT UK, and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Industrial engineering -- Congresses. Industrial management -- Congresses. Assets (Accounting) -- Congresses. Maintenance -- Congresses. Reliability (Engineering) -- Congresses. Risk management -- Congresses. Life cycle costing -- Congresses. Facility management -- Congresses. Plant engineering -- Congresses. Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. Conference papers and proceedings. Form Electronic book Author Amadi-Echendu, Joe E. LC no. 2010936682 ISBN 1849961778 1849961786 (electronic bk.) 9781849961776 9781849961783 (electronic bk.)

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