Asset performance improvement - a risk based approach to asset management

摘要

Achieving the maximum return on investment in asset infrastructure is affected by the complex interaction of a range of technical and business factors. Asset performance improvement is a novel approach that allows the technical risks to which asset infrastructure is exposed and how they manifest themselves in business performance to be understood. This allows informed management decisions based on a clear understanding of technical and business risks, enabling; · Selection of the most cost effective design concepts · Assessment of through life costs · Application of risk based integrity and maintenance management strategies · Enhancement of asset performance · Cost effective life extension of asset infrastructure · Assessment of market uncertainties · Market and contractual positioning Asset performance improvement provides a clear understanding of key factors impacting on business performance, facilitating the development of management strategies which minimise risk and ensure maximum return on investment.