AAOM Handbook

SS.17 Operating (Production or Maintenance) Activity?

Context

Having defined a set of Service Strategies, actions and work packages for the Process, a decision must be made whether the resulting Service Work will be classified and managed as either an operating or capital activity.

This decision must be made in accordance with the standards and guidelines established for the classification of expenditures and activities.

Purpose

To decide if Service Work will be managed as an operating or capital activity.

Quantity

• One decision whether Service Work Package will be classified and managed as either operating or capital.

Quality

This decision shall be made in accordance with Standard WA.AP Expenditure Classification.

Once work packages are classified they shall be registered (entered) in the appropriate management system.

Time

The decision on classification and treatment of work packages is made after each work package is specified.

Resources

The identification of potential strategy options is the accountability of the role specified in the configured flow chart.

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Operational Planning: Set Service Strategy

Updated: August 2018

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