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Industrial Engineering Principles for Facility Management

Referencing work measurement methods principle to industrial engineering, this whitepaper proposes that FMs can achieve dramatic productivity improvement by implementing work measurement […]

ENERGY STAR and the IFMA Challenge: Saving Energy in Your Facilities

Learn how to use ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to evaluate your facility’s energy consumption, generate an ENERGY STAR rating, track energy savings […]

Your Space or Mine: New Findings from IFMA's Space and Project Management Study

Results from IFMA’s 2010 Space and Project Management Benchmarks Research Report. An entry point for FMs pursuing industry data in space comparisons, […]

European Standards in FM: Benchmarking Foundation

Supporting standardization and benchmarking as essential components of the FM professional toolkit, this piece briefly reviews the history on international FM standard […]

Diversity in Outsourcing

The global workforce is currently undergoing significant and rapid demographic changes. This is especially true in western countries but is becoming increasingly […]

Broad Horizons: New Approaches to Global Consulting Practice

This piece offers a detailed look at the challenges facing client teams who are responsible for international contracts by considering new models […]

Demystifying Green Product Standards

A guide to green product standards, regulations and certifications, with tips for meeting daily performance demands in a manner that lowers the […]

Listening to the Voice of the Customer

Outline of a presentation examining the measurement tool a Fortune 500 company’s FM department used to measure global customer feedback and point […]

Successful Transition in Outsourcing

This white paper shows how job transition impacts productivity, job satisfaction and customer satisfaction, and how a robust transition management plan can […]

New kids on the block: new generations of workers may change the way we perceive work and workplace

Research on generational differences in facility managers’ expectations of their organizations and their workspace, aiming to establish correlations between commitment to organizations, […]