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Title:

SELF-DIRECTED MAINTENANCE TEAMS: SUMMARY

Accession Number:

00682751

Record Type:

Component

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is experimenting with self-directed crews. The net impact of this change is a reduction in first line supervisors, from 21 supervisors to seven area maintenance managers (AMMs). Each AMM oversees the operation of three crews. Each crew is expected to prepare a work plan covering 30 days, 60 days, or even up to a year negotiated and agreed upon with the AMM. Each AMM has one area coordinator. This position is significant and allows for "state-of-the-art" automation equipment (PCs, FAX machines, copy machines, etc.) to be provided at the crew level in manageable numbers. Also, this position handles most of the routine paperwork, and performance tracking and reporting, thus removing much of the paperwork from the crew team level. This summary report discusses how this change came about, how it affects the relationship between ODOT and the Oregon Public Employees Union (OPEU), and the results of a survey of the employees working on self-managed crews.

Supplemental Notes:

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.

Monograph Accession #:

00682735

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Wilkins Jr, S

Pagination:

p. 63-65

Publication Date:

1995-7

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 447
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

10th Equipment Management Workshop

Location: Portland, Oregon
Date: 1994-7-31 to 1994-8-3
Sponsors: Committee on Equipment Maintenance, Transportation Research Board; Oregon Department of Transportation; and Federal Highway Administration.

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Equipment management

Geographic Terms:

Oregon

Old TRIS Terms:

Oregon

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 1 1995 12:00AM

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