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Traditional maintenance management systems have been in place in most state highway agencies for more than two decades. These systems have been primarily concerned with the management of maintenance resources such as labor, materials, and equipment. However, because of an environment in highway agency administration that increasingly emphasizes accountability and funding justification, maintenance managers must define the role of maintenance activities in highway facility management. Answers are being sought for the questions such as the following: To what extent does a certain level of routine maintenance extend the life of a pavement? How can an optimal level of maintenance be estimated? How can the delivery cost of such activities as winter emergencies be minimized? How can maintenance decisions be made consistent throughout the state? How can one justify a maintenance budget request? The rapid development in technologies makes it possible to provide appropriate answers to some of these questions. Recent advances, for example, in information systems, decision sciences, and computer technology can be utilized to improve productivity and reduce costs in maintenance activities. Such advances are also useful in improving recordkeeping practices and in monitoring performance. Some of the new tools and techniques that offer much potential are geographic information systems, fuzzy set mathematics and expert systems, mathematical programming techniques, and computer-aided management systems. These emerging tools and techniques are examined, and their adaptability to state highway routine maintenance management is discussed.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1276, Maintenance Management 1990: Proceedings of a Workshop, Jackson, Mississippi, July 25-27, 1990. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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Computer programming; Cost accounting; Expert systems; Fuzzy sets; Geographic information systems; Highway maintenance; Information systems; Maintenance management; Productivity; Recordkeeping; Scheduling

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Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I60: Maintenance

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