Definitions, Concepts and Scope of Engineering Asset Management

Definitions.- What Is Engineering Asset Management?.- Concepts.- Identifying Core Functions of Asset Management.- A Framework for Strategic Infrastructure Asset Management.- Scope (Investment and Cost Control).- Regulating Asset Management Through Serviceability and a Common Framework for Investment Planning.- Optimizing Budget Allocations in Naval Configuration Management.- Modelling Total Cost of Ownership of Rail Infrastructure for Outsourcing Maintenance Services.- A Statistical Activity Cost Analysis of Engineering Assets.- Capacity Investment Planning Based on Real Options.- Scope (Asset Data and Condition Monitoring).- Business Rule Discovery Through Data Mining Methods.- Potential Uses of RFID Technology in Asset Management.- Wireless Condition Monitoring and Embedded Novelty Detection.- Integration Through Standards – An Overview of Internal Information Standards for Engineering Asset.- Scope (Sustainability and Safety).- Sustainability-Based Asset Management in the Water Sector.- Asset Management of Portuguese Educational Facilities.- On the Development of an Integrated Framework Based on ‘PERS’ and ‘EFQM’ for Environmental Sustainability Management in Seaports: A Case from Egypt.- Dynamic Project Portfolio Selection in Infrastructure Sector.- The Safety Indicator: Measuring Safety in Gas Distribution Networks.- Scope (Human Dimensions).- Behavioural Preferences for Engineering Asset Management.- The Development of Strategic Asset Management Leaders Through Postgraduate Education.- Experience with Education in Maintenance and Reliability Engineering by Off Campus Learning.