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 Technological Disruptions, the Changing Workforce Composition, the New Ways of Working. Unknown

  Facilities Management’s Success Formula: Right Service + Right Time + Right User Experience Unknown

For facilities management to be effective and efficient, it must align its activities to support and facilitate the organization’s business operations. Unknown

“…the more cohesive the relationship between operations and facilities is, the better their support of one another will be.” Strategic and tactical planning between the operational and facilities departments of your business is a must-have. Understanding each other's function and purpose make the whole team more effective. Communication breakdowns and misunderstandings between the two departments will inevitably cost money, so the more cohesive the relationship between operations and facilities is, the better their support of one another will be. When a group of people cannot see eye to eye, cooperation and profit are affected. Communication is key. "STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES" by jasondowns1 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

“Doing projects in conjunction with the proper incentive can be just the discount you need for the solution you were planning to do anyway.” It sounds simple, but few ever bother looking. The federal, state, and local governments often have programs in place to convince business owners and would-be business owners to convert/buy something for a tax advantage or another sort of financial incentive. Talk to other business owners and see what they may know about incentives, and speak to your banker to see what they may have heard from another business owner. Also review information on governmental websites. In other words, start digging and see whether there’s an incentive for you to upgrade your lighting to LED or install high efficiency HVAC equipment or whether there is any program in place that will help you invest in your business. Doing projects in conjunction with the proper incentive can be just the discount you need for the solution you were planning to do anyway. "Free...

“Observing behavior and understanding what your employees and customers need for your business to operate effectively can save you money.” LED light bulbs, reduce flow faucet aerators, time controls, and operations hours that match consumer demand, if utilized properly, can reduce operation expenses in their own way. Utility expenses are necessary services that you will not avoid in business, but there is no need to spend more money than you must spend. The best solution to these required expenses is to manage them down to the bare minimum. LED light bulbs will reduce electrical costs, and reducing flow faucet aerators will lessen water usage. In addition, time controlling just about anything that can be time controlled will reduce its utility expense. Observing behavior and understanding what your employees and customers need for your business to operate effectively can save you money. If you only serve two customers after 10:00 pm on average, then why are you open until 11:00 pm? S...

“Repairing things as soon as possible just makes more sense. Get it done!” Allowing the repair and maintenance projects at your business to build up and progressively become worse will only create larger problems. Repairing or replacing things when they first break can reduce downtime, and that reduction in downtime could potentially increase revenue and result in greater profits. Waiting until you are forced to repair and replace things sometimes actually costs more. A great example would be waiting to replace your HVAC in a cooler month instead of a warmer month. HVAC vendors will understand you are hot and really need that A/C system to work. If I were betting, I would put my money on the vendor charging a little bit more because the weather is nice and toasty outside. Repairing things as soon as possible just makes more sense. Get it done! "Broken Window" by Ryan Policky is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

“Never leave warranty money on the table.” Do you remember that thing you bought has a warranty? Did you bother trying to utilize it the last time it failed? If you answered “yes” to the first question and “no” to the second question, then here is another question: Do you like wasting your money? I bet you answered “no” that question. Here is a simple thing to remember: Everything breaks eventually. In fact, some things break well before the manufacturer planned for it to break. If your item broke and it just happened to be within the warranty period, it would make sense to let the manufacturer fix it. Never leave warranty money on the table. Always verify if the broken item still has a warranty. "Warranty Void if Seal Broken" by eirikso is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

For facilities management to be an organization’s strategic resource, “Think Strategically, Translate Tactically and Target Operationally. Unknown

"Being value focused helps facilities management to intentionally add value to its organization’s business competitiveness." Unknown

"To do well in facilities management, know your customers and know what they expect." Unknown

“Stop working harder when the world around you has made easy to work smarter, and automate your workspace to make managing multiple systems easier.” Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and network-connected technology have become so commonplace that, if you are not trying to make the things around you smart, people may start thinking you are stupid. Technology offers us a world of opportunity to remotely control a slew of items at work, and leveraging technology can save you time and money. Did you leave the lights on in the workshop? Set a timer to turn them off or flip a switch on the screen of your smartphone. Did you forget to adjust the HVAC thermostat before you left the office? Log in to your temperature control app and turn the thermostat up or down. Basically, take that task that previously required physical effort and turn it into a digital task that takes seconds to complete. Stop working harder when the world around you has made easy to work smarter, and automate your workspace to make manag...

“Being smart about your background expenses is the best way to manage your facilities.” If the doors have been locked and the lights have been turned off, then why is the equipment that does not need to be on still running? This concept sounds so simple, but several businesses leave nonessential equipment running when they are closed. Spending money while you are not making money makes no sense. The copier goes to sleep when it is not in use. The computers hibernate. The air conditioning system, whose thermostat is set to 65 degrees, will run all night when you are not there. Being smart about your background expenses is the best way to manage your facilities. "Tap with running water" by leunix is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0