Download or read book Learning Facility Management Functions written by John Lok and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-30 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I write this book aims to hope any organization leaders can attempt to apply psychological methods to predict whether their in-house facility management service is enough or/and human resource management strategy and training course program strategies which both have relationship to influence their employees' productive efficiency and service performance in order to achieve aim to raise more satisfactory feeling to their customers. I believe that effective facility management can improve better workplace environment to influence employee individual productive efficiency raising as well as effective human resource training course program can improve employee individual service performance in order to achieve customers to feel more satisfactory service performance in consequence for the organization's service.his book concerns how to apply how behavioral economic and psychological methods to attempt to explain whether your organization can be influenced to raise your employee individual productive efficiency as well as improve service performance to achieve to let your clients feel more satisfaction by effective human resource training or/and facility management methods. My research questions include:

Download or read book The Facility Management Handbook written by Kathy Roper and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wide-ranging umbrella of facility management covers everything from technology systems to disaster recover planning to zoning compliance…and that’s just getting started. Facilities management is a multidisciplinary function that requires a deep knowledge of the entire business and physical planning cycle. Undoubtedly, the sheer scope of duties requires a far-reaching reference for staying abreast of the latest innovations and best practices. The Facility Management Handbook is the answer. This guide shares insightful overviews, case studies, and practical guidelines that pave the way for successful planning, budgeting, real estate transactions, construction, emergency preparedness, security, operations, maintenance, and more. The thoroughly revised fourth edition examines cutting-edge technologies and includes new information on: Building Information Modeling (BIM) Contracting and project management methods FASB and IASB requirements Distributed working Sustainability reporting and more The Facility Management Handbook is the one-stop resource every facility manager must have to master a broad scope of duties while staying current on innovations and best practices.

Download or read book Workplace Strategies and Facilities Management written by Rick Best and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-08-22 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive coverage of issues that facility managers in the property industry need to understand and apply in the pursuit of value for money over the life span of built facilities. The authors introduce the fast-growing discipline of facility management, examine the core competencies that facility managers should possess and study different contemporary drivers of change. The book emphasises the need to consider facilities management issues at the pre-design stage of the construction process, rather than only when the building is completed, in order to maximise value for money.

Download or read book Technology for Facility Managers written by IFMA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From BIM (building information modeling) to RFID (radio frequency identification) to BAS (building automation and control systems), facility managers of today's commercial buildings are often asked to work with a variety of technologies without any experience in IT. This new book is a welcome primer for facility managers and engineers. Each chapter covers a different technology and includes specific and helpful case studies. Authored by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), this unique resource is also a practical textbook for candidates studying for IFMA certification.

Download or read book Facilities Management and Corporate Real Estate Management as Value Drivers written by Per Anker Jensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facilities Management (FM) and Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) are two closely related and relatively new management disciplines with developing international professions and increasing academic attention. Both disciplines have from the outset a strong focus on controlling and reducing cost for real estate, facilities and related services. In recent years there has been a change towards putting more focus on how FM/CREM can add value to the organisation. This book is driven by the need to develop a widely accepted and easily applicable conceptual framework of adding value by FM and CREM. It presents the state of the art of theoretical knowledge and empirical evidence about the impact of buildings and facilities on 12 value parameters and how to manage and measure these values. The findings are connected to a new Value Adding Management model. The book is research based with a focus on guidance to practice. It offers a transdisciplinary approach, integrating academic knowledge from a variety of different fields with practical experience. It also includes 12 interviews with practitioners, shedding light as to how they manage adding value in practice. This is a much needed resource for practitioners, researchers and teachers from the field of FM and CREM, as well as students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Download or read book Facility Management Function written by John Lok and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowadays, in construction industry aspect, many businesses began to consider facility management, they believe that any properties ought need have effective facility management system in order to help their organizations any facilities can keep long time using life. The question concerns that whether facility management can bring what real benefits to any organizations, even it can influence consumers have positive consumption emotions, when they enter the shop, can they own effective facility management protection? Can facility management bring social and economic advantages? I write this book aims to hope any organization leaders can attempt to apply psychological methods to predict whether their in-house facility management service is enough or/and human resource management strategy and training course program strategies which both have relationship to influence their employees' productive efficiency and service performance in order to achieve aim to raise more satisfactory feeling to their customers. I believe that effective facility management can improve better workplace environment to influence employee individual productive efficiency raising as well as effective human resource training course program can improve employee individual service performance in order to achieve customers to feel more satisfactory service performance in consequence for the organization's service.his book concerns how to apply how behavioral economic and psychological methods to attempt to explain whether your organization can be influenced to raise your employee individual productive efficiency as well as improve service performance to achieve to let your clients feel more satisfaction by effective human resource training or/and facility management methods. My research questions include: Whether do any organizations need facility management department? What function of benefits will bring when the organization sets up one facility management department? If the organization lacked one facility management department, what the disadvantage it will bring to influence the organization's operation? Does it has relationship between raising efficiency or improving performance and facility management department?

Download or read book Total Facility Management written by Brian Atkin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TOTAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT A comprehensive review of what facility management means to owners, operators, occupiers, facility managers and professional advisors The newly revised Fifth Edition of Total Facility Management is an accessible and practical text that shows readers how the concept and principles of facility management can be implemented in practice. The book deals with the most common and intractable challenges facing professionals, academics and students in the field and provides practical solutions with the means to implement them. The new edition includes a greater focus on applicable ISO standards in facility management as well as maintaining an international perspective throughout. The book contains easy-to-access advice on how facilities can be better managed from a range of perspectives, and the subjects covered provide a comprehensive treatment of facility management. Readers will benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to the fundamentals of facility management, including key roles, responsibilities and accountabilities and the core competencies of facility management An exploration of facility planning, facility management strategy, outsourcing, procurement, facility management organization, facility maintenance management and business continuity and recovery planning An examination of human resources management, well-being, workplace productivity, performance management health, safety, security and the environment A review of sustainable practices, change management, facility management systems, information management (including building information models and digital twins) and innovative technology. The book is the perfect choice for undergraduate and graduate studies in facility management, construction management, project management, surveying and other AEC disciplines. Total Facility Management will also earn a place on the desk of practicing facility managers, as well as in the libraries of academics and researchers whose work requires them to understand the theory and practice of facility management.

Download or read book Facilities Management written by Peter Barrett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facilities management has been one of the fastest growing professional disciplines for some years, both in terms of volume and diversity of commercial activity. However, a widely accepted and implemented body of knowledge is still lacking. This book contributes to that knowledge building by taking models and ideas from a wide range of sources and linking them to extensive case study material drawn from practising facilities managers. The text is divided into three parts: · Current practice is illustrated, with a second chapter looking at enhancing services · Key facilities management issues are considered:user needs evaluation, outsourcing and computer-based information systems · Extensive advice is provided on managing people through change and on decision making The Second Edition features new material on user needs, briefing and procurement strategy, together with new public sector case studies. ‘This high quality book provides a comprehensive approach to the range of issues [and] the combination of case studies with theoretical perspectives and research has a strong practical emphasis’ Chartered Surveyor Monthly 'A thorough and very well researched book...as a student text it is first class' Construction Manager

Download or read book Introduction to Facility Management written by Hester van Sprang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Facility Management is a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic and diverse field of facility management (FM). It answers questions such as: What is facility management? What does a facility management professional do? How can we classify facility management products and services? How do you set up a facility management organisation? How do you manage service processes using a master dashboard? Reflecting on current events, the book defines new and exciting roles for facility management professionals. This first international edition of the bestselling Dutch Basisboek Facility Management describes global trends and developments and international FM-standards and practices. With contributions of thought leaders, such as Diane Levine, Jens Schlüter, Michiel Bakker, Elizabeth Nelson, Nicolas White and Susanne Balslev Nielson, Introduction to Facility Management is the first international book on facility management, which is supplemented and commented on by facility management teachers and practitioners; intriguingly and enthusiastically describes the full scope of the FM-profession; provides a theoretical framework and insight into FM-practice.

Download or read book Managing Sport Facilities 3E written by Fried, Gil and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Sport Facilities, Third Edition, provides students with the vital information and vocabulary to make smart decisions in all areas of facility management. This edition includes a new chapter on green facility management.

Download or read book Learning Facility Management Brings Organizational written by John Lok and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowadays, in construction industry aspect, many businesses began to consider facility management, they believe that any properties ought need have effective facility management system in order to help their organizations any facilities can keep long time using life. The question concerns that whether facility management can bring what real benefits to any organizations, even it can influence consumers have positive consuption emotions, when they enter the shop, can they own effective facility management protection? Whether do any organizations need facility management department? What function of benefits will bring when the organization sets up one facility management department? If the organization lacked one facility management department, what the disadvantage it will bring to influence the organization's operation? Does it has relationship between raising efficiency or improving performance and facility management department? Can organization's facility management in-house department or outsourced department achieve to improve its office or warehouse working environment to be more comfortable to let employees to feel in order to influence their productive efficiencies to be raised or improving their service performance to bring customers' more satisfactory feeling.

Download or read book INTRODUCTION TO FACILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION written by John Lok and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book indicates whether organization's facility management in-house department or outsourced department can achieve to improve its office or warehouse working environment to be more comfortable to let employees to feel in order to influence their productive efficiencies to be raised or improving their service performance to bring customers' more satisfactory feeling. I write this book aims to hope any organization leaders can attempt to apply psychological methods to predict whether their in-house facility management service is enough or/and human resource management strategy and training course program strategies which both have relationship to influence their employees' productive efficiency and service performance in order to achieve aim to raise more satisfactory feeling to their customers

Download or read book Facilities Management written by Keith Alexander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides an overview of the interdisciplinary nature of facilities management. It discusses the framework within which facilites managers should operate and the key requirements of their task.

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Download or read book Recreation Facility Management written by Brent A. Beggs and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreation Facility Management, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, is the fundamental text for students and new professionals who will manage a recreational facility. It outlines essential responsibilities and prepares readers to perform the duties of a manager for various types of facilities—ranging from recreation and aquatic centers, playgrounds, and parks to fitness centers, golf courses, and sport complexes—each with its own unique set of goals and challenges. Recreation Facility Management begins by defining the characteristics and expectations of the profession. It discusses the facility design and development process, including assessing needs, planning, reading blueprints, and securing funding. Topics such as facility resource management, financial issues, and human resources are explored in depth. The text then tackles strategies for utilizing facilities in a safe and efficient manner, addressing safety and security, maintenance, and emergency preparedness and response plans. Finally, a detailed examination of the operation of common types of recreation facilities is offered alongside coverage of national industry standards and guidelines. Content updates to the second edition include a new chapter on ancillary space design with a focus on sustainability and technology updates as well as accessible design. A chapter was also added to address larger-scale recreational sport events and outdoor facilities. Recreation Facility Management also includes new enhancements to help students apply and retain important information: Learning aids, including chapter objectives, review questions, and summary elements, help to facilitate learning. Case studies provide real scenarios and related discussion questions to help students better understand the material. Sample answers to the questions are provided in the instructor guide. Industry Profile features offer real-world examples from the field. Check It Out elements call out special content to help engage readers. Online materials include learning activities as well as checklists and forms from the files of actual facility managers. Recreation Facility Management offers a practical introduction to facility design, management, and maintenance for practicing recreation professionals or future professionals. It arms readers with the knowledge and skills necessary for becoming a successful facility manager in any recreation setting. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.

Download or read book Applied Facilities Management for the Hospitality Industry written by John E. Edwards and published by Cognella Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Facilities Management for the Hospitality Industry is designed to provide readers with a practical approach to understanding the activities and responsibilities involved in managing the aspects of a hospitality enterprise. It presents real world analysis of the concerns, issues, and practices used by facilities managers in the profitable support of hospitality operations. Written in clear terms and using a common-sense approach to facilities management, the book approaches complex issues in an easy to understand and relatable manner. Specific topics include the functions and responsibilities of a facilities manager, information management, effective communication, workload planning and staffing, and financial management, among others. Applied Facilities Management for the Hospitality Industry features management tools and systems developed and used by the author in the management of large buildings and systems. Using real world experience in both the facilities and construction management of modern buildings and campuses, the book enables readers to not only understand the concepts, but also be prepared to use them in real world facilities issues in the hospitality industry. John E. Edwards, M.B.A., F.M.A., is an instructor at Texas Tech University, teaching general management and facilities management to students majoring in restaurant, hospitality, and institutional management. He has over 30 years of facilities, logistics, construction, and lodging management experience. Professor Edwards is an established and published authority in logistics support for complex international operations in remote locations under adverse conditions.

Download or read book How Facility Management Influences Service Performance written by Johnny Ch Lok and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the different Services provided by the facility management agency? Any facility management company will have one or a combination of the following services. The larger facility management Delhi services can have much more than the following: Engineering Services The common engineering services form a part of the overall facility management company's responsibilities. Engineering services such as HVAC, Electrical maintenance, Lifts, Plumbing, Energy, and utilities are all a part of the maintenance services provided by facility management companies. Soft Services Apart from the core maintenance services, the facility management agency also provides various soft services such as Janitorial services, cleaning, landscaping as well as security services that form a part and parcel of the daily activities of most real estate assets, including malls, shopping centers, cinemas, housing complexes, offices and organizations. Workplace solutions Most of the better facility management companies in Delhi provides workplace solutions that aid the smooth working of offices and organizations. these include but are not limited to Reception, mail, reprographics, catering, transport, concierge and archiving services etc. sometimes courier and goods transportation is also included along with the services of trained drivers and cleaners. Space/ Occupancy Services Apart from all the services listed above, many larger facility management companies also provide solutions towards space planning, carrying out preventive and breakdown maintenance projects, headcount tracking and energy management functions.These days, with more and more professionalism and specialization entering most of our workforce requirements, a good facility management service partner can make a lot of difference in how a workplace of a residential society is managed and run, and in the long run can prove to be quite beneficial to the organization economically as well as having a great perceptual return.To that end, it is really rare now to see the larger organizations have an in-house facility management team since it is cumbersome and expensive to maintain so many different functions that are specialized and need constant training and staff reconciliation. The only exception can be the hospitality brands, hotels etc. which has the facility management as a core competence.Overall, the facility management companies have taken away a lot of burden of the daily maintenance and upkeep aspects from a plethora if companies and organizations and have allowed them to concentrate better and develop their own specialized areas of competencyFor a business to run effectively, every cog needs to provide support. But the larger and more complex your workplace becomes, the more cogs there are to manage. It's the role of a facility manager to keep track of them all. The benefits of facilities management are easy to see throughout the business-from the balance sheet to the company culture.Overseeing workplaces gives facility managers plenty of insight into opportunities and inefficiencies. Take a look at the biggest benefits of good facilities management and how they help a workplace run at maximum efficiency.