Vehicle Management as Asset Management

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Vehicle Management as Asset Management

• Interagency Motor Equipment Advisory Committee
• April 2 - 5, 2001
• San Antonio, Texas

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OK, Whats Asset Management ?

• Holistic, Involves All Disciplines
• Lifecycle Planning - From Needs Determination
  Through Disposal and Back to Needs Determination
• Breaks Down Stovepipes

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Whats Special About Vehicles

• Mission Critical for Law Enforcement, Regulatory
  Compliance and Other Administrative Missions
• High Dollar Value, High Visibility Assets

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Holistic

• Looks at the Whole Process and the Mission
  Requirements
• Keeps all the Players Involved
• Considers Asset Management as a process - not a
  Series of Separate Steps

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Lifecycle Process

• Needs Determination
• How to Budget it, Buy it, and Pay for it
• Do I Need to Own it - or Just Use it?
• Is it Meeting Expectations, if not, WHY not?

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Lifecycle Process

• How Do I Dispose of it?
• Do I need Another One?
• If I need a New Asset, Do I need the Same Thing?

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Breaks Down Stovepipes

• Cooperate and Communicate
• Consult Instead of Confront
• Partnership not Brinksmanship

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Whats in it for Me?

• More Efficient and Effective Process
• The Right Asset for the Mission
• Best Return on Investment for the Taxpayer Dollar

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Steve Sosson

• Fleet Program Officer
• Department of Treasury
• 202-622-0325
• steve.sosson_at_do.treas.gov