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A report on the potential applications of TAM principles in the management of ancillary assets, the integration of ancillary assets into Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAMS), and the development of an ancillary asset classification hierarchy.
http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3301
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP08-36(114)_FR.pdf

This NCHRP Synthesis was designed to observe the impact of asset management in state highway agencies. The use of a self-assessment survey, followed by a second survey focused on state of practice and the agency's future, helped to evaluate the current influence of asset management and allowed for identification of future needs.
http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3211
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168489.aspx

A TCRP synthesis which evaluates the transit asset management systems in place at large transit agencies, and offers guidance for future development.
http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2777
http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/166145.aspx

An NCHRP report which offers guidance for understanding and predicting the life expectancy and condition of highway assets, in order to effectively implement asset management practices and better maintain an agency's highway assets.
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This presentation from the January 2016 Lean Forum includes detailed presentations from the California DOT, Idaho DOT, and Lean Interchange updates. It also includes the January Newsletter and information about the March Forum.

This research effort produced, for possible adoption by AASHTO, a guide which offers insight into tunnel management with a focus on effective, efficient preservation practices.
http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3173
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173393.aspx

Produced as part of the NCHRP Project 20-83 Series on Long-Range Strategic Issues, this research was conducted to facilitate development of highway infrastructure planning by exploring maintenance, preservation, and renewal issues and needs.
http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2630
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP20-83(03)A_PhaseI-InterimReport.pdf
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP20-83(03)A_PhaseII-Task6Report.pdf

Effective asset management is an inherently multi-disciplinary endeavor. This paper discusses some of the critical disciplines and skills that can help develop or sustain asset management programs in transportation organizations. The information contained in this briefing paper was prepared at the request of the Transportation Asset Management Expert Task Group (TAM ETG).

This collection of resources informs, guides, and documents how Highways England organizations use Lean management principles to eliminate inefficiency.

This guide provides informational support for organizations in the Highways England supply chain to determine the extent to which they have adopted Lean principles.

This set of guidelines, outlined by the Montana Department of Transportation, works to help project managers to understand, foresee, and and manage possible risks throughout their projects. It provides techniques, methods, and tools for risk management. One main focus is the relationship between the scope, cost, and schedule of the project and how changes to any one of those three will force changes upon the other two.

A report on FHWA's Accelerated Implementation and Development of Pavement Technologies (AID-PT), focusing on the development and implementation of innovative pavement technologies.