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.