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Fleets,
Construction Equipment and Workshops Management
SMEC provides
comprehensive consulting and project management
services in the management of fleets,
construction equipment and associated workshops
for a wide range of construction activities and
facilities, including:
- roads, highways and bridges
- dams and irrigation canals
- power stations
- ports and harbours
- water well drilling and pumping stations
- railways
- airports
- land clearing and levelling for farm
development.
As the focus on optimum
allocation of scarce financial and other
resources increases globally, the need for an
efficient equipment fleet and workshop operation
becomes ever more critical to the effective
support of construction activities.
SMEC has taken a leading role
in the analysis and development of equipment and
workshop management systems for clients in many
countries. In keeping with current managerial and
technical practices, SMEC’s services include
studies and technical assistance in
corporatisation and privatisation, as well as
computerised maintenance management systems.
SCOPE
OF SERVICES
- Fleet and construction equipment
- Workshops
- Associated infrastructure development
industries
- Training
SMEC’s capability in the
management of fleets, construction equipment and
associated workshops has been developed and
refined through more than 25 years of continuous
technical assistance, training and institutional
strengthening services for government departments
and private industry.
SMEC’s experienced and
qualified personnel provide a comprehensive range
of services for the management of fleets,
construction equipment and workshops, including:
Fleet and construction
equipment
- analysis of existing construction
equipment management techniques
- asset monitoring
- equipment/fleet policy development
- equipment/fleet inspection and appraisal
reports
- equipment safety and operation
- recommendations to improve plant
performance and reduce costs
- recommendations on computerised
maintenance management systems
- corporatisation and privatisation studies
- commercialisation strategies and change
management
- development of self-funding equipment and
workshop operations
- development of equipment hire operations
- equipment procurement
- equipment fleet rehabilitation
- equipment disposal
- maintenance management
- development of preventive maintenance
programs
- analysis of training needs
- implementation of training.
Workshops
- design of maintenance workshops and
support facilities
- machine tool and fabrication workshops
- workshop management
- stores and inventory management
- computerised maintenance management
systems
- design of store facilities
- selection, procurement and installation
of workshop equipment
- compilation of workshop tooling
recommendations
- preparation of recommended spare parts
holdings
- analysis of training needs
- implementation of training
- evaluation of local support facilities.
Associated
infrastructure development industries
- stone crushing plant installation and
operation
- quarry management and aggregate
production
- pre-cast concrete facilities,
(pre-stressed beam production, block
making, pipe and pole spinning)
- re-bar drawing, mesh welding, automated
bending
- power plant design and installation
- tank farms and fuel management
- timber extraction and processing
- woodworking workshops and facilities
- well drilling and water supply.
Training
The success and sustainability
of new or improved management systems is often
dependent on the quality of the training provided
at the time of their implementation.
SMEC’s unparalleled
experience in fleet, heavy construction equipment
and workshop management enables the provision of
both broad based and specialised equipment and
workshop training for the construction industry
in general, and for many of the associated
specialist industries.
The training services provided
by SMEC include:
- design and development of training
programs
- presentation of training courses covering
all aspects of equipment management,
repair and operation
- provision of competency based training
- implementation of practical
"on-the-job" training
- provision of complete apprenticeship
training
- specialist post-apprenticeship training
- training clients’
staff in training and instructing.
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