Asset Optimization
Christophe Leroy: How my year 2016 ended with enthusiastic reflections from a French philosopher.
It was during the last days of 2016. On the road in France, on my way back from the first snow in the mountains. Stuck in traffic with the radio on “France Inter”, trying to avoid the traditional end of year recaps on all of the - difficult - events around... read more
The Complexity of Effective Decision Making
Ken Gedman, Director at MWH talks to the Institute of Water about the benefits of balanced decision making for UK water companies to deliver optimum value and services to customers. Ken talks about why he believes it is paramount that water companies balance a range... read more
2016 OZwater Conference Paper Abstracts
Local and international MWH water experts recently presented on the cutting edge of water engineering at the 2016 OZ Water Conference. Our in-house water experts demonstrated once again their in-depth knowledge of the Water industry in practical presentations. Among... read more
Asset Maintenance and the Build – Neglect – Rebuild Paradigm*
Andrew Bird is a senior hydropower engineer at MWH in New Zealand who specialises in the feasibility, design and construction and small to medium sized hydro and irrigation schemes. He has worked throughout the UK and Asia Pacific region and is currently the acting... read more
‘Who cares wins’ – optimising asset maintenance in AMP6
An optimised approach for the operation, maintenance and long-term care of assets is becoming more important for companies in the UK to adopt in the face of challenges created by the new regulatory framework. As focus is being placed on outputs as well as outcomes,... read more
Unlocking Data to Achieve Smarter Outcomes
Written by Mike Flatters, New Initiatives and Innovation Manager at MWH Global. Effective infrastructure management relies on making sound evidence based decisions. Decision makers need access to the right information or data, in the right format, at the right time so... read more
Uniformity: Is this the key to creating best practice engineering standards in New Zealand?
Did you know that there are 78 local authorities in New Zealand, the majority of which have differing engineering design standards? There is a significant opportunity for local authorities to move towards the creation of uniform standards across the country, enabling... read moreActiveManuals – An electronic O&M manuals by the users and for the users
John Zhou, principal consultant: I know I am dating myself by using the infamous VCR machine analogy here. VCR was supposed to be an invention that allows us to record television shows to watch later so that we don’t have to be tethered to the tube. The... read more
Building an Asset Management Organization with O&M Credibility
David C. Sklar, principal management consultant Eddie Childers, Jr., City of Richmond DPU David and Eddie will be providing a full presentation at the upcoming Utility Management Conference in Austin, TX at 3:30 p.m. on February 18. MWH is working in partnership with... read moreIT-Enabled Change: Demonstrating Success
Glenn Fawcett, director of business transformation services Asset owners are continually striving to do more with less and often see technology as the catalyst for change; however, demonstrating a return on IT investments is proving elusive to many agencies. Adopting... read moreOur Thought Leaders
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