An Indicator System for Evaluating Operation and Maintenance Management of Mega Infrastructure Projects in China

Dan Chen, Pengcheng Xiang, Fuyuan Jia, Jian Zhang and Zhaowen Liu
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Dan Chen: School of Management Science & Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Pengcheng Xiang: School of Management Science & Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Fuyuan Jia: School of Management Science & Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Jian Zhang: School of Management Science & Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Zhaowen Liu: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, 2628CN Delft, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 24, 1-23

Abstract: Mega infrastructure projects provide a basic guarantee for social development, economic construction, and livelihood improvement. Their operation and maintenance (O&M) management are of great significance for the smooth operation and the realization of the value created by the projects. In order to provide an approach for effectively evaluating O&M management, this study develops a holistic indicator system using a mixed-review method from the national macro perspective in China. In this study, literature analysis, policy texts, expert interviews, and grounded theory were used to collect relevant data at home and abroad, and establish an initial evaluation indicator system with 23 indicators covering two dimensions and five aspects. Then the questionnaire survey and factor analysis were used to score and categorize the indicators, and finally an evaluation indicator system for O&M management of mega infrastructure projects was formed. The results show that social relations, environmental benefits, macro policy, and operational capacities play an important role in the evaluation of the O&M of mega infrastructure projects. This study helps the management team to avoid negative impacts in the O&M management of mega infrastructure projects and lays a theoretical foundation for future research. The indicator system in this study is based on the Chinese context, and it remains to be verified whether the indicator system is applicable to other countries due to the differences in political and cultural backgrounds in different regions.

Keywords: mega infrastructure projects; operation and maintenance management; assessment level; indicator system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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