Water Asset Management International 2.3 (2006) 09-12

Taking a global quality framework approach to driving infrastructure asset management improvements: A discussion paper designed to promote debate and progress of national and global collaboration

Blake Anderson, Doug Stewart

Orange County Sanitation District
USA

Roger Byrne, Andrew Sneesby

GHD
Australia

Duncan Rose

GHD
USA

This paper explores the development of a universal global model for infrastructure asset management. The authors envisage the creation of an ISO-based standard whose principal intent is to continuously improve the quality of infrastructure asset management. The way forward is through a global collaborative process focused on the generation of this ISO-based standard. The examples used are part of the AMPLE/ SIMPLE tool suite being developed in the US for water and wastewater, and they are for example only in this discussion. This paper is crafted to advance a shared vision of how to proceed and generate awareness and discussion for the development of a universal tool suite.

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