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Facility managers manage/oversee aspects of the entire organization that represent both significant financial investment in technology, buildings, structures, interiors, exteriors and grounds and considerable operational expense.

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How to Make the FM Outsourcing Decision for Small and Medium Companies

The trend toward outsourcing facility management is well established among the Fortune 500 companies. The benefits of outsourcing are known and have […]

Get the Supplier You Deserve

Facility managers rely on service providers to be successful. When they fail, you fail and you don’t have the luxury of blaming […]

The Stellar RFP: The Sourcing Process from Facility Manager and Vendor Perspectives

This presentation is an opportunity to simultaneously examine the RFP process from both the FM and vendor perspectives. FMs will learn a […]

Brand Uptime

Brand Uptime is a new way to think about your physical infrastructure and the impact it has, positively or negatively, on overall […]

Qualifying Contractors With a Simplified Scorecard

Review an objective methodology to assess a contractor’s qualifications using a simple matrix, and learn how to determine "best value" when hiring […]

New Ways of Looking at Facility Capital Program Management

Direct comparison of three assessment methodologies, the component, BMAR or parametric methods, to help the reader identify the approach that would produce […]

Saving Big Money Creating Value in a Tough Economy

Learn how to save money in a rough economy, create a constant culture of improvement, and generate a competitive bidding process that […]

Transferring Industry Approaches to Resource Management in Hospitals

Swiss healthcare industry research based on comparative literature review and evaluation of different industry approaches to resource management, suggesting the service allocation […]

Linking Facility Management to the Core Strategies of the Enterprise

A presentation providing other ways, beyond capacity planning, to use the strategic facility planning process to create value for your organization.

Indirect Cost Savings When Outsourcing

Cost reduction remains the most important reason behind outsourcing decisions. While indirect cost savings are rarely identified and realized as part of […]