Creating Asset Management Reports from a Local Agency Pavement Management System

Abstract

Reporting assets is an essential component of an asset management system. While asset management covers management of the whole range of assets an agency owns, several types of reports need to be produced depending on the types of assets and the purpose of reporting. These reports are used to convince lawmakers and taxpayers to allocate funds needed to keep the assets in a desirable condition. Reports produced from an individual management system, such as a pavement management system (PMS), a bridge management system, or a sewer management system, can be combined to support reporting on all assets combined. A study was conducted to demonstrate the production of asset management reports by using a local agency PMS. The study was conducted by using the Metropolitan Transportation Commission PMS, which is used by many local agencies to support managing pavement networks of cities and counties. It is evident from the study that several useful reports supporting an overall asset management system can be created by using this PMS.

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