Engineered Management System for Facility Asset Management
EMS (Engineered Management System) standards were originally established
by the U.S. Air Force and have been updated and further documented by
organizations such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) International and the U.S. Department of Defense.
The EMS approach uses life-cycle degradation curves based on observed asset
condition data that compares the age for different categories of facility
components to more accurately predict Remaining Service Life. The fundamental
idea of an EMS is preventive maintenance to extend facility life and timely
rehabilitation to avoid excessive reconstruction costs.
Vertex ®, MACTEC FLG’s capital planning software, is the only
commercially available EMS in the marketplace. To conduct EMS facility
conditions surveys, data collectors simply document the defects and distresses
that exist on the particular asset. The data collector is not asked to make
‘subjective’ determinations regarding how much the defects will cost to fix,
when they should be fixed or if they should be fixed. In addition, EMS facility
conditions survey data collection does not require an ‘expert’ inspector, as the
expertise is built into the system. Vertex then uses the EMS-based defect
observations to calculate a numeric-based condition index (CI - 0 to 100) using
proven engineering principles for each asset category. CIs, which measure an
asset’s ability to perform as designed (or its reliability), are calculated
based on data from field assessments that are objective, repeatable and
defendable, providing a consistent and auditable basis for investment analysis.
Benefits of using EMS Methodology for your capital planning software:
- Minimize
costly failures and increase the general condition level within the constraints
of a limited budget
- Provide justification for M&R needs and budget
requirements
- Provide reliable infrastructure condition information and budget
requirements
- Provide tools for performing consequence for different budget
scenarios on facility condition and backlog maintenance and repair
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