Critical environments can include operational buildings, or areas within buildings, such as data centres, hospitals, manufacturing plants, and trading floors (such as a stock exchange) among others. Critical facilities are the systems that support the effective and efficient operation of these environments. These…
Why Computerized Maintenance Management Systems CMMS? Does your company understand the real benefits of CMMS? You’re probably familiar with how accounting software helps your organization manage cash flows, pay suppliers and employees, and collect accounts receivable. Accounting software also provides…
An important component of facility management (FM) is the administration of managed security services. It is key not only to safeguard the facility but also to its operation and profitability. However, in order to understand some of those areas, it…
Evolution of Facilities Management Ask any FM and they will tell you that the face of Facilities Management has changed greatly over the last decade, resulting in businesses no longer looking at the financial cost of support Departments in general…
Facility Managers should try to maintain a significant role in Business Continuity – they manage the 2nd largest and most important business “assets” (after IT) on which day-to-day business operations rely. Many Facilities Management (FM) departments are often not included…
Our society is changing. ‘Us’ is becoming the new ‘me’. Access to items is becoming more important than actually possessing them. We are currently in the midst of a transition to a circular, sharing economy in which we make more…
The conceptualized trend of Hospitality and Facility management offers value and benefits to the clients, Now days across the world the zings of the outsourced hospitality are leaned with a very strong sense of community, and we want to stay.…
Facilities Management is the practice of supporting and enhancing the modern day businesses’ core practices and ROI by focusing on all aspects of the business. Leading facilities managers must wear many hats and wear them all well. Through the efficient…
When managing facility management (FM) services—whether through outsourcing or insourcing—having a clear Scope of Work in facility management is crucial. The SOW is a detailed document that lays out all necessary tasks, roles, and processes needed to manage operations effectively.…
In the facilities management (FM) function, use of a balanced performance measuring tool enables companies to evaluate the performance of their external providers against multiple criteria (Figure 1), help set alignment and focus, identify improvement opportunities, enhance performance reporting, and…
