Q: When will PACP functionality will be available for Sewer Asset Inspections? A: There are two aspects to this question. First, there have been modifications to the product to support PACP compliance, such as adding clock position and other fields to the standard inspections. Beyond product, there are configurations that
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If your answer is yes, then you should ask yourself a logical follow-up question: why? If you’re not, then you’re not getting the entire asset picture.Think about it for a second. Let’s say that a given critical piece of equipment in your agency’s infrastructure is managed this way. And that
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Typically, when you hear the words “asset management,” thoughts of large pump assemblies, roadways, and heavy infrastructure come to mind. For many, however, there are thoughts of trees….and an approach to configure an asset management program to manage them. I’ve witnessed this several times over the past 13+ years in
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Not since the Great Depression have American companies had to do more with less.Less revenue, higher utility costs, and reductions in skilled labor have placed organizations in uncharted waters.The difference between 1929 and today is that technology has advanced to a level where we can see—and do—more to offset the
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I recently watched an interesting movie that portrays the end of the world as we know it. In this flick, there were earthquakes, floods, storms, fires, and every other catastrophe one can imagine. (And they were not just in California!) Talk about a public works nightmare! As overblown as the
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Making a jump from one business methodology to another is no easy task because it involves variables typically outside of your control—people, processes, and products. This leap can be especially difficult when the data simply isn’t there to justify the change. Making a move with data, however, makes it a
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Guest post by Bill Manson, Business Solutions Consultant, Infor Public Sector Each day seems to bring new regulatory requirements that sewer utilities must live by. The utilities are driven by metrics with fewer resources to do the job, and the EPA is coming down hard. How do you leverage the
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"Consumptive maintenance” is a new term in the evolution of maintaining your agency. But why? And how is it different? When organizations look at the business practices for dealing with asset management (read this great white paper by industry expert David Berger about effective asset management), they have historically placed
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Unless you’ve been out of the country for several months, you’ve more than likely noticed the impact from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Some aspects are very visible—new bridges, roads, lines of communication, and more. Some not as much—tax relief, national security investments, etc. The fact of the
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