Management of Facilities
| 2013 | | College of Advanced Studies
Md. Feroj Miah |
Facilities managementA modern view | |
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Roles and responsibilities of the Facilities Manager
Analysis of the relationship between Organisational needs and Space Planning
The problems and constraints of managing room allocation
Health and Safety and Facilities Management
Ethics in Management
Conclusion
References
Executive Summary
This report aims to explain the operations of Facilities Management at universities and colleges. The report will comprise of five sections, each explaining core aspects of the facilities management. The first section will commence with discussing the roles and responsibilities of the Facilities Manager. The next section will discuss the relationship between business needs and space planning, followed by the problems and constraints of space allocation. The report will then discuss the issue of health and safety and environmental factors that the Facilities Management needs to take into consideration in its operations, followed by the need for having an ethical foundation in the Facilities Management. Each of these sections will be discussed chronologically.
Roles and responsibilities of the Facilities Manager
A Facilities Manager is a professional who covers multiple disciplines to assure functionality of an organisation by integrating the people, place, process and technology (www.ifma.org). This is achieved by supporting the employees of the organisation to carry out their functions, develop their well-being and allowing the organisation to be effective and deliver quality services to its stakeholders. The role of a facility manager further includes effective utilization of the organisation’s assets in a cost-effective way; enabling changes to come to organisation, give a competitive edge to the organisation by developing its internal culture (Atkin, Brooks, 2009).
A Facilities Manager has the responsibility of organising,
Md. Feroj Miah |
Facilities managementA modern view | |
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Roles and responsibilities of the Facilities Manager
Analysis of the relationship between Organisational needs and Space Planning
The problems and constraints of managing room allocation
Health and Safety and Facilities Management
Ethics in Management
Conclusion
References
Executive Summary
This report aims to explain the operations of Facilities Management at universities and colleges. The report will comprise of five sections, each explaining core aspects of the facilities management. The first section will commence with discussing the roles and responsibilities of the Facilities Manager. The next section will discuss the relationship between business needs and space planning, followed by the problems and constraints of space allocation. The report will then discuss the issue of health and safety and environmental factors that the Facilities Management needs to take into consideration in its operations, followed by the need for having an ethical foundation in the Facilities Management. Each of these sections will be discussed chronologically.
Roles and responsibilities of the Facilities Manager
A Facilities Manager is a professional who covers multiple disciplines to assure functionality of an organisation by integrating the people, place, process and technology (www.ifma.org). This is achieved by supporting the employees of the organisation to carry out their functions, develop their well-being and allowing the organisation to be effective and deliver quality services to its stakeholders. The role of a facility manager further includes effective utilization of the organisation’s assets in a cost-effective way; enabling changes to come to organisation, give a competitive edge to the organisation by developing its internal culture (Atkin, Brooks, 2009).
A Facilities Manager has the responsibility of organising,
References: Atkin, B., Brooks, A. (2009). ‘Total Facilities Management’. 3rd Ed. Wiley-Blackwell Burke, E., Varley, D. (1998). ‘Space Allocation: An Analysis of Higher Education Requirements’. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 1408, 1998, pp 20-33 Md. Reza. (2013). ‘Analysis of relationship between business needs and space planning’. Lecture Slides. College of Advanced Studies. Wiggins, J. (2010). ‘Facilities Manager’s Desk Reference’. Wiley-Blackwell