M3.44 Understanding facilities management within the context of an organisation.
M3.44 UNDERSTANDING FACILITIES MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN ORGAINISATION.
Trends within facilities management (FM)
Examine and explain the trends within facilities management and identify a potential trend that may benefit your organisation.
Globalisation of markets: In today’s market place companies now compete on a global scale as well as a local scale. An example of this would be Apple they have to compete with other phone manufactures in the Irish market, they also compete with them on the global market.
Globalisation of companies: Every organisation wants to have a product or service that is recognised around the globe such as Mc Donald’s. If you walk into a Mc Donald’s in Dublin you are guaranteed to get the same product and service here as you would in New York.
Speed to market of products: With advances in technology how quick you come to terms with change could result in your organisation being left behind. For instance with the change from film cameras to digital ones. Kodak who where the market leader at one stage have now been left behind because they where too slow to react to the emergence of digital cameras.
Trend of companies focusing on core business: Large companies like Microsoft and
Pfizer outsource to facility management companies to run the day-to-day operations of the buildings and assets known as Total Facilities Management (TMF). This frees up more time for their organisation so they can solely concentrate on developing their products and services
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Global and national service providers: Johnston control are a global facilities management firm that operate on global scale and at a national one here in Ireland. They have a great reputation for delivery a quality service in FM and with the ability for large buying power they can allow for extra costs saving.
HR requirements: Companies