A maintenance management system (mms) allows managers to organize and control maintenance work. A computer-aided maintenance management system (camm) is being developed to provide local highway agencies with a tool for developing and implementing an mms in an economical manner. The camm consists of three modules: the mms development module, the mms data base module, and the mms analysis module. The three modules are integrated to function as a unit. The development module allows management to tailor the elements of the mms, such as maintenance activities, performance standards and quantity standards, and road distresses most likely to be encountered, to the agency's needs. The data base module allows the user to establish and edit theroad inventory, pavement condition, personnel, equipment, and material data bases. The analysis module runs the developed mms. The software will generate performance budgets and schedules for the selected work. Camm helps managers schedule, budget, and select activities for road maintenance and provides road authorities with the scheduleand budget needed to secure political support and funding for adequate road maintenance. This paper appears in transportation research record no. 1276, Maintenance management 1990: proceedings of a workshop, jackson, mississippi, july 25-27, 1990.
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