Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices

Purpose The increased need for, and maintenance of, infrastructure creates challenges for all agencies that manage infrastructure assets. To assist with these challenges, agencies implement asset management systems. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and compare the importance of barriers faced by agencies establishing transportation asset management systems in the USA and Libya to contrast a case of a developed and developing country. Design/methodology/approach A literature review identified 28 potential barriers for implementing an asset management system. Practitioners who participate in decision-making processes in each country were asked to rate the importance of each barrier in an online survey questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Kendall Concordance W., and Mann-Whitney are used to analyze the collected data. Findings Through an analysis of 61 completed questionnaires, 14 barriers were identified as important by both the US and Libyan practitioners. A total of 11 additional barriers, primarily in the areas of political and regulatory obstacles, were determined to be important only for Libya. These 11 barriers provide reasonable insights into asset management systems’ barriers for developing countries. Practical implications The list of barriers identified from this research will assist decision makers to address and overcome these barriers when implementing asset management systems in their specific organizational and country conditions. Originality/value The research identified standard barriers to implementing asset management systems and identified barriers that were specific to the country context, such as political and regulatory barriers in Libya. When viewed with the asset management literature, the results show broad applicability of some asset management barriers and the need to contextualize to country context (e.g. developing countries) for other barriers.

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Lessons Learned from the Canadian Agency Implementation of Transportation Asset Management Systems

Airfield and Highway Pavements 2017 ◽

10.1061/9780784480922.017 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

David K. Hein

Keyword(s):

Asset Management ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Management Systems ◽

Transportation Asset Management

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Transportation Asset Management Systems and Climate Change

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/2160-02 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2160 (1) ◽

pp. 12-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Michael D. Meyer ◽

Adjo Amekudzi ◽

John Patrick O'Har

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Asset Management ◽

Management Systems ◽

Transportation Asset Management

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Asset management. Management systems. Requirements

10.3403/30244970u ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

Asset Management ◽

Management Systems ◽

Systems Requirements

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Developing Pavement Marking Management Systems: A Theoretical Model Framework Based on the Experiences of the US Transportation Agencies

Infrastructures ◽

10.3390/infrastructures6020018 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Alireza Sassani ◽

Omar Smadi ◽

Neal Hawkins

Keyword(s):

Asset Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Management Systems ◽

Model Framework ◽

Pavement Markings ◽

The Us ◽

Pavement Marking ◽

Transportation Agencies

Pavement markings are essential elements of transportation infrastructure with critical impacts on safety and mobility. They provide road users with the necessary information to adjust driving behavior or make calculated decisions about commuting. The visibility of pavement markings for drivers can be the boundary between a safe trip and a disastrous accident. Consequently, transportation agencies at the local or national levels allocate sizeable budgets to upkeep the pavement markings under their jurisdiction. Infrastructure asset management systems (IAMS) are often biased toward high-capital-cost assets such as pavements and bridges, not providing structured asset management (AM) plans for low-cost assets such as pavement markings. However, recent advances in transportation asset management (TAM) have promoted an integrated approach involving the pavement marking management system (PMMS). A PMMS brings all data items and processes under a comprehensive AM plan and enables managing pavement markings more efficiently. Pavement marking operations depend on location, conditions, and AM policies, highly diversifying the pavement marking management practices among agencies and making it difficult to create a holistic image of the system. Most of the available resources for pavement marking management focus on practices instead of strategies. Therefore, there is a lack of comprehensive guidelines and model frameworks for developing PMMS. This study utilizes the existing body of knowledge to build a guideline for developing and implementing PMMS. First, by adapting the core AM concepts to pavement marking management, a model framework for PMMS is created, and the building blocks and elements of the framework are introduced. Then, the caveats and practical points in PMMS implementation are discussed based on the US transportation agencies’ experiences and the relevant literature. This guideline is aspired to facilitate PMMS development for the agencies and pave the way for future pavement marking management tools and databases.

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