The recommendation and validation of an appropriate physical asset management policy for Prasa's Metrorail division

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:ThedeclineofthepassengerrailtransportsystemofSouthAfricaoverthepasttwodecadeshasleftthepassengerrailindustryinadifficultposition.Themostsignificantimpacthasbeenthedeteriorationofthephysicalassets.Duetotherenewedfocusbygovernmentonpassengerrailtransport,theneedforimprovingthephysicalassetmanagementhasbeenrecognised.Physicalassetmanagementmanifestsitselfthroughtheapplicationofstrategies.Theneedfornewand/orupdatedstrategieswasidentifiedandsummarilyexamined.Throughtheinitialliteraturestudy,itwasfoundthatstrategiesarefoundedonthespecificmaintenancepolicyofanorganisation.Theapplicationofthenew/updatedstrategieswasintendedtotakeplaceatMetrorail.AninvestigationatMetrorailrevealedthelackofanysignificantpolicythatisrequiredtodevelopanynewstrategies.Thisdiscoveryledtoashiftinfocusfromthedevelopmentofnewstrategiestothedevelopmentofaphysicalassetmanagementpolicy.AgenericpolicystatementcalledRequirement-­‐basedAssetManagement(RAM)wasdeveloped,withitsprimaryfocusbeingtheconductingofmaintenanceactivitiesbasedontherequirementsoftheorganisation,theemployees,theassetandthecustomer.InordertoevaluatethesuitabilityofRAM,astrategicroadmapwasdevelopedbasedonthepolicystatementandvalidatedinthreeareasofMetrorail.Thesethreeareaswerethewheelsetmaintenancesystem,theTop7faultevaluationprocedureandthescheduledmaintenancecycleofthetrainsets.TheapplicationprocedureconcludedthattheroadmapandthusbydeductionRAMaresuitablefortheMetrorailenvironment.RAMcanbeusedtodevelop/improveanorganisation'sphysicalassetmanagementpolicy.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University