Abstract: Municipal Asset Management has been practised by engineers for over 150 years, however new accounting regulations and new demands for better technical management are impacting on Municipal Asset Managers. In preparing for Asset Management like any other major project it is essential that we plan logically. There are many problems and pitfalls that can beset this transition. It is essential that we avoid as many of these as possible. The benefits that are derived and the costs it takes to derive them determine the ultimate financial success of the process, but the most important aspect is the effective implementation of these systems with respect to our staff and the changes we can bring about within the organisation to empower staff to take greater responsibility right down to the grass roots for the effective management of our assets. We need to ensure that the outputs needed by our individual municipality are those most critical in the priority to which we need to implement them. It is important that we go about it in a logical manner starting with a full needs analysis, producing fully costed programmes that proceed to an effective implementation of the necessary systems over a period that can be afforded by the Municipality concerned. This talk outlines the essential ingredients of preparing for asset management and working through this process in a most cost effective management for your municipality.
Publication Year: 1991
Publication Date: 1991-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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