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Asset management : whole-life management of physical assets / edited by Chris Lloyd.

Contributor(s): Lloyd, Chris [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Thomas Telford, 2010 (2014 printing)Description: xxii, 242 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780727736536.Subject(s): Asset allocation | Facility management | Portfolio managementDDC classification: 658.202
Contents:
Section 1. The story so far -- Asset management in the rail and utilities sectors / Richard Edwards -- Asset management in the oil and gas, process and manufacturing sectors / John Woodhouse -- The challenges facing public sector asset management / Professor Steven Male -- Beyond BSI PAS 55 compliance / Martin Pilling -- Section 2. Organising for asset management -- Asset management strategy: leadership and decision-making / Dr. Penny Burns -- Creating an asset management culture / Dr. Charles Johnson -- Developing the competence of asset management staff / Chris Lloyd -- Section 3. Future directions -- Incorporating climate change within asset management / Professor Ralph Rayner -- Regulating asset management / Richard Edwards -- Asset management: the way forward / John Woodhouse.
Summary: Bringing together the insights, experience and advice of a panel of leading thinkers, this title gives readers multiple perspectives on the practicalities of adopting asset management principles and equips them with tools and frameworks they can use to create effective asset management strategies and cultures within their own organisations.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Notes Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658.202 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available CIT Module INTR 9017 - Core reading. 00170437
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Asset Management brings together the insights, experience and advice of a panel of leading thinkers and practitioners from a wide range of sectors, providing readers with multiple perspectives on the practicalities of adopting asset management principles and equipping them with the tools and framework required to implement effective asset management strategies and cultures within their own organisations.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. The story so far -- Asset management in the rail and utilities sectors / Richard Edwards -- Asset management in the oil and gas, process and manufacturing sectors / John Woodhouse -- The challenges facing public sector asset management / Professor Steven Male -- Beyond BSI PAS 55 compliance / Martin Pilling -- Section 2. Organising for asset management -- Asset management strategy: leadership and decision-making / Dr. Penny Burns -- Creating an asset management culture / Dr. Charles Johnson -- Developing the competence of asset management staff / Chris Lloyd -- Section 3. Future directions -- Incorporating climate change within asset management / Professor Ralph Rayner -- Regulating asset management / Richard Edwards -- Asset management: the way forward / John Woodhouse.

Bringing together the insights, experience and advice of a panel of leading thinkers, this title gives readers multiple perspectives on the practicalities of adopting asset management principles and equips them with tools and frameworks they can use to create effective asset management strategies and cultures within their own organisations.

CIT Module INTR 9017 - Core reading.

CIT Module CIVL8029 - Supplementary reading.