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The International Facility Management Association (IFMA), originally the National Facility Management Association (NFMA), [1] is a professional membership association for facility management professionals. IFMA's global headquarters office is located in Houston, Texas, USA. IFMA also employs staff located in Antwerp, Belgium; [2] [3] and ...
The National Facility Management Association (NFMA) was formed in 1980, separating the overall profession from a single enterprise. [2] In 1982, the NFMA expanded to form the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) [4] In 1986, the first professional FM organization was launched in the UK, as the Association of Facility Managers ...
Computer-aided facility management (CAFM) is the support of facility management by information technology. [1] The supply of information about the facilities is the center of attention. The tools of the CAFM are called CAFM software, CAFM applications or CAFM systems.
Modern-day work took on its current form around the time of the founding of the International Facility Management Association in 1980, although the two were not related. Facility condition assessments became useful because of the dramatic reduction in the size of computers, coupled with a rapid increase in speed and storage.
IFMA may refer to: Institut Français de Mécanique Avancée; International Facility Management Association; International Federation of Muaythai Amateur; International Foodservice Manufacturers Association; Intreprinderea de Fabricat şi Montaj Ascensoare (Romania)
The AM/FM/GIS system data model allow GIS architects to define a relationship model which consists of all the database tables and their dependencies. This is often combined with business rules to make the system more intelligent so that it can be utilized in running various analysis on the data. E.g. a gas pipeline GIS system can let the users ...
BIFM was a founding member of the Global Facility Management Association (Global FM), [4] and a full member of the Construction Industry Council. [5] In May 2018, the BIFM proposed changing its name to the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management and attaining chartered body status. [2] [6] The name change was implemented in November ...
This information is intended to help maintenance workers do their jobs more effectively (for example, determining which machines require maintenance and which storerooms contain the spare parts they need) and to help management make informed decisions (for example, calculating the cost of machine breakdown repair versus preventive maintenance ...