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... 167 A P P E N D I X G Supplemental Guidance on Use of Simulation Results in ROI Analysis As described in the ROI calculation guidance in Chapter 3 and in several of the references included in the review described in Appendix A, often simulation tools can be used to help predict the effects of implementing a new TAM system or improved process. The calculation tool documented in Chapter 4 specifically accommodates simulation results from three possible systems: HERS-ST, NBIAS, and an agency PMS.
From page 168...
... 168 Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices improvements. Another alternative is to utilize TAM system results from an agency with a similar asset inventory and operating conditions as the case to be analyzed.
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... Appendix G 169 it has a comprehensive set of models for predicting user and social costs that can be integrated directly into an ROI analysis. The basic approach recommended for using HERS-ST is to first calibrate the system's parameters to predict current conditions using historic data and costs.
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... 170 Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices necessary to define different pavement groups for each functional class to perform an analysis. Typically a PMS is configured with one or more major systems (e.g., Interstates, non-Interstate National Highway System roadways, and other roadways)
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... Appendix G 171 CHECKLIST Table G-1 is a checklist the analyst should review when using HERS-ST, NBIAS, an agency PMS or other simulation tool to support calculating ROI of a TAM system or process improvement. Table G-1.
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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