Every maintenance team works very hard to monitor and track all minute events to prevent system breakdowns. They generally use a spreadsheet to capture the operational data. Each team member separately captures the data from the ground at different scheduled timing. End of the day, all related data gets updated to a tracker for the team lead's review. Though this system look's fine at the outset, the number of outstanding...
Company had recently brought best in class chairs for their workstations. Their asset management system was good enough to tag all the assets at the organisation but had options only for monitoring few selected assets maintenance. Due to which only critical assets maintenance was tracked. Every year after the summer season company started noticing a decline in the productive hours of employees. No one noticed the issues initially, but only...
For decades the company was generating tons of paper waste from different sources which was contracted out to dispose by paying x amount of money. On the other hand company had lots of procurement need of paper stationery for daily functioning, especially in the reprography and other administrative areas. Since the systems were not interconnected this quantum of IN and OUT of paper usage was never assessed accurately. Moreover no...
It’s no simple task to cut costs across a multi-location business without sacrificing consistency, customer experience, or quality. Often, larger businesses focus their budgeting priorities on sales, inventory, or marketing – and can forget to take IT and facilities spend into account on the same level. These elements, however, are the foundation upon which any business operates; if either one fails, it can be incredibly costly. Before taking any steps towards...
1: Capturing and Analyzing FM Data Manually As numerous stakeholders – from store managers and the operations, loss prevention, and asset management teams to company executives – need frequent access to accurate facilities data, it’s also essential that FMs have a streamlined method of communication, which manual data processes simply do not provide. Many facilities departments attempt to gather, organize and analyze all data themselves using tools like Excel spreadsheets....
Tips for Lowering Operations Costs 1. Cut night site lighting. “Depending upon how your site lighting is operated and circuited, you can create an ‘economize mode’ for overnight when the site is at its lowest occupancy. Keep perimeter site lighting on around your property and all entrances and main drives lit. “You need to make certain that the lighting up close to the building and all entrance and exit doors...
Executive Summary The arrival of computerized facilities management software has transformed the face of facilities management and enhanced the overall performance of maintenance departments both small and large. With the help of the right software, facility managers can fulfill the potential of their operations. 7 Steps to Successful Facilities Management Manage Spare Parts Inventory When amaintenance unit is unorganized, it can be hard for maintenance supervisors tolocate the parts needed....
