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Pipe Study, Optimization Analysis Reduce Costs and Improve Operations
Author(s) -
Hickmann Tom,
Mann Elsinore,
Lansdowne Heidi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2011.tb03093.x
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , service (business) , criticality , capital cost , capital expenditure , operations management , capital (architecture) , computer science , operations research , business , engineering , finance , physics , archaeology , marketing , nuclear physics , electrical engineering , history
The City of Bend, Oregon, initiated a study to prioritize its capital improvement plan and reduce expenditures. To achieve its goals, the city needed to better understand its system and how performance could change under dynamic conditions. The study's purpose was to help the city operate more efficiently, improve service, and optimize its master plan. The study consisted of three phases: pipe criticality, operational efficiency, and capital improvements.