3. Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) - All submissions
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Item Investigation of a holistic property management approach in a Government Department(2018) Loopoo, VikashThere is a growing recognition and adoption of asset management strategies amongst public organisations. This is due to the potential improvements asset management has on property management. This trend has been identified by the National Department of Public Works (NDPW) and has created the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) on achieving the full benefits from implementing an asset management strategy. Some of the factors contributing to the current property management problems in NDPW are such as lack in leadership and reactive management. This study seeks to identify the opportunities and weaknesses in the Department of Public Works adopting an asset management strategy. The literature review conducted was used to determine asset management strategies adopted in government/local organisations. Some of the opportunities were then highlighted from the benefits of asset management, such as improved service delivery and cost saving whereas some of the weaknesses were highlighted from the challenges such as strategy implementation. A qualitative case study methodology was chosen as the appropriate method to identify possible opportunities and weaknesses. Three sources of data collection methods were utilised which included, documentation, semi-structured interviews and participant observation. The findings suggest that the current property management at the NDPW is reactive and does not meet the accommodation needs of its user clients. The implemented asset management strategy (PMTE) achieves the requirements of an asset management model with support from employees in the organisation. The opportunities and weakness identified coincided with literature, however were specific in the South African context.Item In preparedness for an integrated infrastructure asset management system for the City of Johannesburg(2016) Doyle, James OliverThe research presented in this report set out to determine the extent to which cross-enterprise integration between three Municipal Owned Entities (MOEs) in Johannesburg, i.e. City Power, Johannesburg Water and Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), could be beneficial to the Council and users of the Council’s assets. The research included a comprehensive review of available literature to find the needs of / gaps in infrastructure asset management and examples of cross-enterprise integration. Interviews with MOEs’ personnel were conducted to determine current levels of infrastructure asset management. A library of the costs of potential hazards arising from damages caused by MOEs to other MOEs’ assets during maintenance tasks was compiled. A simulation exercise was conducted. The exercise involved the development and application of a computer program using Visual Basic for Applications programming tool. The program created a series of job cards for maintenance works by all MOEs using available asset data for a section of the city. Conflict areas were identified where work on one asset might compromise the integrity of other assets. Costs of the damage to the assets in terms of direct costs of repairs and users’ costs, due to lower levels of service, were quantified for each conflict point. The simulation exercise was run over a thirty year period. The average annual costs were costed using cost to benefit analysis. Expenses associated with the creation of new organisational structures and new cross-enterprise software systems were studied using available data in literature. The expenses and savings formed the basis of the cost to benefit analysis. The study shows that the introduction of a cross-enterprise integrated system can significantly reduce costs to the Council and users. There are several other benefits originating from cross-enterprise integration including more efficient use of skilled personnel, efficiency in issuing of way leaves, and improved integrity of asset data. The installation of such a system need not only service the three MOEs included in the study. It is possible that all owners of assets on Council property, including external organisations such as Telkom, Neotel, and Dark Fibre Africa, will benefit from cross-enterprise integration.