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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"facility management"”.
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Trends in facility management responsibilities
… between the topics addressed in FaciJitiesDesign&Managementfrom January 1984 to October 1991 and the responsibilities of facility managers as identified by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). In addition to the eight IFMA responsibilities't five researcher-developed …
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Prozessorientiertes Facility Management in verteilten Umgebungen
The term Facility Management describes one part of business management with the goal of supporting the management activities through the delivery of infrastructure, technology and services. It covers the whole life cycle of a structural facility. An integration of facility management in the active …
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Facility management system--a life cyle cost model program documentation
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1987.
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BIM-Based Turnover Documentation and Information System for Facility Management
Facility management (FM) is a profession that deals with diverse types of information and requires multiple specific types of knowledge and skills. The technology of facility information management develops slowly, compared to the fast-changing building and construction technologies. With its …
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Facility management reorganizations: drivers for change in management of facility functions
Facility management departments in the United States and Canada are frequently reorganizing the manner which they direct the functionality of the built environment. What is driving this constant change is the subject of this research. The research approach is an exploratory mixed method design. …
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Public sector facility management at military unit level: an exploratory study
… is to explore the scope and understanding of facility management (FM) in the public sector, and specifically at military unit level, and compare it to a normative model. The principles of applied research are used in a single exploratory and instrumental case study with a mixed-method approach …
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An Integrated BIM Framework to Support Facility Management in Healthcare Environments
… environment within the healthcare settings facility managers need to ensure that complex systems are working properly. Facility management tasks need to be completed with minimal interference with clinical services. This is often difficult to do because facility information is often stored …
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An investigation into the cycle and prediction of organisation facility management procurement
Facility Management (FM) is an emerging industry in Australia and in various nations throughout the world. The annual Australian national investment of the FM industry contributes approximately 4% to GDP and there are more than 404,000 people working in FM service industries. Some conjecture exists …
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Developing people capabilities for the promotion of sustainability in facility management practices
… during the post construction phase, as facility management personnel can have major influence to the sustainability agenda through operational and strategic management functions. Sustainable practices in facility management can bring substantial benefits such as reducing energy …
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A methodology for assessing computer software applicability to inventory and facility management
… for maintenance of the building. Inventory and facility management are two such fields where computer applications have become predominant. The project has investigated the use and application of different commercially available computer software in the above mentioned fields. A set of user …
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Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of business operational strategies that enhance competitive advantage for facility management companies : a case study of ten (10) facility management companies in Gauteng, South Africa
… of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2019.
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Examination of the relationship between organisational and facility management strategy and value added
Facility Management (FM) is a profession in which facility managers are employed to manage a diverse set of services, personnel, and built environmentsto accomplish organisational goals. The findings of this study showed that many organisations are focusing on achieving strategic goals and …
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Cognitive Barriers to Energy Efficient Decision Making in US Coast Guard Facility Management
… bias, choice architecture, and government energy management, especially how these topics relate to meeting the country's energy goals. The next chapter examines cognitive bias that government facility managers encounter using qualitative analysis. In this study, the research indicates facility …
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The Use of a BIM-Based Framework to Support Safe Facility Management Processes
… lost their life from 2008-2012 in the field of Facility Management (FM). In that same timeframe, private employers recorded 98,420 cases of occupational injuries and illness, with 26,190 cases requiring a minimum of 31 days away from work. Workers in this field are at constant risk of electrical …
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A study of facility management knowledge classification for the effective stewardship of existing buildings
The aim of the study was to establish the Facility Management knowledge categories within the life cycle of a building context. The significance of the study stemmed from research undertaken into the compliance to Australian Standards 1851-17:2005 Maintenance of Fire and Smoke Doors within West …
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OPTIMISING FACILITY MANAGEMENT (FM) COMMUNICATION IN SWISS HOSPITALS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FM COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK
… and contributes literature on healthcare, facility management (FM) com-prising the non-medical processes in hospitals, organisational theory and organisational com-munication in light of FM communication in hospitals. It addresses the research gap of non-existing evidence-based research …
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A conceptual framework for sharing knowledge and information between facility management/operations and building design teams
… active engagement with the built environment, facility managers (FMs) have unique insights that strategically position them to play an essential role in the early phases of building design by providing knowledge and feedback from buildings in use. Because early design sets the foundation for …
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Methodology for achieving GASB 34 modified approach compliance using U.S. Navy "Smart Base" facility management practices
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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