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Course Description

Principles and Practices for Enhanced Maintenance Management Systems

PROGRAM AREA: PAVEMENTS AND MATERIALS
COURSE NUMBER: FHWA-NHI-131107
CALENDAR YEAR LENGTH CEU FEE
20102.5 Days1.5 Units$400 Per Participant
20112.5 Days1.5 Units$450 Per Participant
TRAINING LEVEL:Intermediate

CLASS SIZE: Minimum:20;  Maximum:30


DESCRIPTION:

This course is an introduction to the methods and practices used in an enhanced maintenance management system (MMS) to effectively maintain and operate a highway network. It provides participants with the principles and practices of using MMS effectively and illustrates efficient maintenance and operation of a highway network. Throughout the course, participants are provided with activities and assignments specific to using MMS.

The course materials rely heavily on the recently developed AASHTO "Guidelines for Maintenance Management Systems, the Transportation Asset Management Guide," along with several other recent publications on this topic. The course materials will be supplemented with examples from State and local highway agencies to illustrate the application of the principles in transportation agencies.

OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Compare and contrast a first generation MMS with an enhanced MMS of the 21st century
  • Describe the terms "outcome-based" and "performance-based" and how they pertain to an enhanced MMS
  • Describe the use of service levels to support the programming and budgeting activities incorporated into a MMS
  • Identify the types of systems that should be integrated with a MMS and provide several examples of the types of data that should interface between each system
  • List the potential benefits to be realized by fully integrating an enhanced MMS
  • Identify several steps that will advance the agency's current maintenance management practices now and in the future

TARGET AUDIENCE:

The target audience for this course includes State and local maintenance engineers, maintenance supervisors, asset managers, and their industry counterparts. This course is specifically for individuals who are responsible for directing and managing maintenance operations and budgets, maintenance project and treatment selection, and/or the monitoring of system conditions.

NHI TRAINING INFORMATION:

NHI Scheduler  (703) 235-0534

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT:

Celso Gatchalian  (202) 366-1342

NHI TRAINING PROGRAM MANAGER:

Ross, Martha L  (703) 235-0524

     
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The National Highway Institute (NHI) has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. In obtaining this approval, NHI has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standards which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of their Authorized Provider membership status, NHI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards.

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