What’s your Facilities / Asset Management score?
Average?
Above Average?
Superior?
World Class?
How do you know where you are currently?
Assuming you are not satisfied with the status quo and have a continuous improvement philosophy - Where do you aspire to be?
ISO 55000 states: “Asset management does not focus on the asset itself, but on the...
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There are a myriad of elements required to achieve a high performing Facilities Management (FM) program.
Here are my top 10 core fundamental requirements:
Asset Management System/CMMS
✓ Select, install, set up and use of the appropriate Asset Management System/ Computerized Managed Maintenance System (CMMS) for the institution to log, distribute, track and close out...
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What are the top few advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing facilities management?
Outsourcing transfers the day-to-day responsibilities to a service provider that has the expertise to perform the tasks. Outsource service providers have support resources that are beyond the reach of most education institutions as well as formalized programs, processes and procedures. The driving force behind many outsourcing initiatives is...
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Energy has come to the forefront of our everyday society and facilities objectives. Primarily from a cost control & selling of the facility as an energy conscious and sustainable entity. Many times, this effort is done in a one-off format with little consideration of how this affects the facility operations program and responsibilities. Additionally, the journey to creating beautiful...
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To some, Building Information Model (or B.I.M) is a piece of software one uses during the construction of a building. But to others, B.I.M. is more a methodology one puts in place not just during construction, but well after. From the first architectural sketches until well after the last bit of concrete has been poured and...
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TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) has become a standard for measuring costs, making strategic decisions and comparing performance. It is important to put TCO programs into place that help you manage your assets effectively and strategically through a more holistic view of costs and performance to foster better decisions and more cost effective outcomes from construction to...
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