Strategic Asset Management: The quest for utility excellence - Softcover

Deadman, Clive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848763662 ISBN 13: 9781848763661

Publisher: Matador, 2010

Synopsis

Utility providers are under pressure from all sides to reduce costs, while improving availability, reliability, safety and sustainability: and as economies battle to recover from the 2008-2010 recession, utility company spending and results will be under closer scrutiny than ever to deliver more performance for less. This book explores the new techniques which are being used by leading utilities While relevant to everyone regulating, supplying or working in the utility sector, this book is important for us all. As the assets employed by utilities account for 5% of global GDP the cost of replacing our aging utility infrastrucutrue is unaffordable. However, utility services are essential to civilisation. Without clean water, safe sewerage and reliable power, economies collapse and societies are prey to darkness and disease. This book answers the key question of how utilities can select the right goals, organisational design, culture and engineering tools, whch allow them to manage their complex asset bases and deliver truly excellent performance.With 37 case studies and 50 diagrams, it illustrates the snakes and ladders that leading utilities have experienced on the path to excellence.

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Review

This book defines the challenge and great opportunity of modern utility asset management -- Mike Kay, Engineering & Planning Director, Electricity North West

A valuable overview for anyone embarking on a career in the utility sector and food for thought for the seasoned campaigners --Geoff Aitkenhead, Asset Management Director, Scottish Water

This is a practical book which addresses the challenges utility regulators, managers and leaders face in working together to serve their customers -- Chris Newsome, Asset Management Director, Anglian Water

A great insight into the complexity, science and art of operating, managing and leading great utility organisations -- Jeremy Bending, Director, Network Strategy, National Grid

A book every utility asset manager and utility leader needs to read
-- Robert Davis, President, Institute of Asset Management

About the Author

Clive Deadman qualified as a chemist and worked in the African mining industry, before moving into the venture capital arena. Over the last 15 years, he has introduced several groundbreaking asset management initiatives to United Utilities businesses, in the UK and internationally. Clive is a council member of the Institute of Asset Management and chairman of the Energy Innovation Centre's Investment Forum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Matador
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848763662
• ISBN 13: 9781848763661
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384