Infrastructure management systems all take the same general form. Each type of infrastructure uses the generic system and simply adds or removes components as they are needed. The scale may also change. For example one system may manage a single bridge in detail, while another will manage all the bridges in a state. The general form is the same, no matter the components, scale, or subject.

Basic Management System Structure:


The management system follows a simple procedure for each cycle. The cycles are usually yearly, or in line with the budget cycle. Data is fed from several sources into the database. The data is then analyzed, using the given budget and chosen goals and optimization routines, and results in the assignment of projects that best fit the requirements of the system. Performing maintenance or repair leads to different condition assessments for the objects affected. Then the cycle begins again with a new budget cycle.

Continue through the tutorial to find detailed descriptions of each step in the system.