LAC publishes many articles on maintenance and system
applications. Many articles are co-authored with our clients.
These are some of the articles that have been published during recent years:
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PM Worth Its Weight In Gold |
| An innovative traffic signals preventative maintenance (PM) program implemented for Reno, NV and Hernando County, FL has resulted in increased productivity and efficiency. |
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California County Runs Tight Preventive Maintenance Operation To Keep Roads In Shape |
| A systematic and preventive approach to pavement maintenance has helped Orange County, CA save money and improve pavement condition. More than 20 years of effective pavement maintenance has been highlighted in this follow-up article to the 10-year story published in 1994. |
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Planning public works |
| The Emeryville, Calif., Public Works Department has begun using a software program to plan and track
the activities of its Maintenance Division. The software helps the department automatically prepare
schedules of tasks, track the costs of those tasks and respond to residents'
maintenance requests. |
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Developing A Complete In-House Maintenance Management System |
| A Maintenance Management System (MMS) can help public agencies better manage their maintenance operations. One Florida County was not only able to able to accomplish this, but they did it with software they developed in-house. How could this be? Their success was a product of teamwork between the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the IT staff from Hernando County working together with a consultant to provide guidance and assistance. |
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Employee "buy-in", education, union coordination help launch successful maintenance management program for Silicon Valley City |
| Published in the APWA Reporter, September 2002:
Coauthored with Maintenance Manager of City of Fremont, CA. Outlines how a maintenance management system was implemented to improve operations and resulted in six-figure annual savings. |
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Six figure savings with MMS implementation and citizen involvement too! |
| Six figure savings in the first six months of road and stormwater
maintenance system implementation may sound to good to be true, but
Charlotte County, Florida, got just that and more. An innovative
Maintenance Management System (MMS) initiated for Charlotte County
generated savings of more than $750,000 in the first six months of operation
plus $500,000 in the following year. |
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DPW gets good report; efficiency is up 14 percent |
Brooksville-Four years ago the county Department of Public Works Department(DPW)got a review most departments chiefs dread.
DPW employees could not account for a third of their work time. Residents had to wait a week before DPW took care of complaints and they were increasing each year. |
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Orange Co Proves Governments Can Compete |
| Jointly with County Maintenance Manager. Outlines how government can compete with the private sector. Discusses how the County with the aide of some private subcontractors was successful in direct competition with private contractors. Public Works Magazine Sept. 1998. |
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Reno's Infrastructure System's Continuous Improvement Process |
| Coauthored with City Director of Public Works . Helped maintenance to improve efficiency and save dollars. Outlines maintenance improvements resulting from an implementation of a maintenance management system. Public Works Magazine May 1998 |
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Customer Service Public Work Department Meets the Challenge |
| Jointly authored with South Gate Public Works Director and Maintenance Manager. Discusses city's system to meet the needs of citizens request of service. Public Works Magazine March 1997. |
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Understanding the New Meaning of Customer Service Maintenance |
| Coauthored with Manager of County Maintenance Operations. Outlines how a County can be responsive to clients- both cities and the public. Public Works Magazine Nov. 1996. |
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The Internet: A Tool For Public Works |
| Discusses how the Internet can be used in a very practical sense by public works agencies. Public Works Magazine Aug. 1996. |
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Nationwide Survey on Maintenance Yards |
| Coauthored with Caltrans Maintenance Engineer. Complete survey on maintenance yards with averages of 38 states. Better Roads July 1996. |
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PMS Pumps Up California County's Roadway Conditions |
| Coauthored with Orange County Pavement Manager. Gives the story of Orange County California's successful 14 year experience with PMS. Roads and Bridges Nov. 1994 . |
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Picking the Best Location for Maintenance Yards |
| Coauthored with Caltrans Maintenance Engineer. Discusses a model developed for locating maintenance yards that balances capital and operations cost with lost productivity as result of travel. Better Roads Sept. 1994. |
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Management review improves productivity, operations |
| This is coauthored with Manager of Public Works Operations in Orange County, California. Outlines the system success in improving maintenance of the roadways and flood system. Public Works Magazine April 1994. |
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Asset Management and G.A.S.B. Statement 34: The Basics of Managing Your Infrastructure |
| Asset management has been generating a lot of public works industry ‘buzz’ this year, spurred on by
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 34. Perhaps one of the most
influential policy trends facing public works managers today, asset management deserves a reality
check. |
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Can Flood Maintenance Be Managed? |
| Authored with Managers of Maintenance of three California Counties. Gives outline of how maintenance is managed and planned for flood maintenance. Water On Line July 1996 |
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