Assessment of Salt Procurement and Distribution Process

Assessment of Salt Procurement and Distribution Process

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Main Author: Heath, Mitchell
Language:English
Published: University of Akron / OhioLINK 2017
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
salt procurement
storage facility
vulnerability
salt
rock salt
failure probability
facility
salt storage
winter maintenance
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1498583173367668
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-akron14985831733676682021-08-03T07:02:55Z Assessment of Salt Procurement and Distribution Process Heath, Mitchell Civil Engineering salt procurement storage facility vulnerability salt rock salt failure probability facility salt storage winter maintenance The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) uses approximately 700,000 tons of salt per yearto keep their roads safe of icy conditions during the winter. Recently, ODOT has been experiencingextreme salt pricing in response to their county-by-county bid process. As a result, ODOT’s annual cost forsnow and ice removal reached approximately $86 million from its maintenance budget. The majority ofexpenses are accumulated by the procurement of rock salt. In order to identify recommendations for ODOTprocesses, a matrix of best and current practices was developed at the national, state, and city-levelpertaining to winter maintenance. A thorough evaluation of variables which affect salt pricing wasconducted. The transportation of salt as well as the delivery times were analyzed. It was concluded thatwinter salt orders, although modeled over $6.00 less expensive than summer, run a much higher risk ofbeing delivered late. Therefore, a ten-step storage facility evaluation process was created to determine thevulnerability of a storage facility, the estimated cost to increase the capacity, and whether the facility mayact as a regional storage location. This process gives ODOT the necessary tools to evaluate their storagefacilities on a case-by-case basis due to the diverse environments such as weather found throughout thestate of Ohio. 2017 English text University of Akron / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1498583173367668 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1498583173367668 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Civil Engineering
salt procurement
storage facility
vulnerability
salt
rock salt
failure probability
facility
salt storage
winter maintenance
spellingShingle Civil Engineering
salt procurement
storage facility
vulnerability
salt
rock salt
failure probability
facility
salt storage
winter maintenance
Heath, Mitchell
Assessment of Salt Procurement and Distribution Process
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