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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 ...
Facility management [1] or facilities management (FM) is a professional discipline focused on coordinating the use of space, infrastructure, people, and organization. Facilities management ensures that physical assets and environments are managed effectively to meet the needs of their users.
COBie was developed by Bill East, of the US Army Corps of Engineers, while at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in 2007. [3] The project was funded with an initial grant from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (through National Institute of Standards and Technology).
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 ...
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.
The Global Facility Management Association (Global FM) is a federation of facilities management associations. [2] It shares knowledge and understanding of facility management . History and operations
The shift plan, rota or roster (esp. British) is the central component of a shift schedule in shift work. [1] The schedule includes considerations of shift overlap, shift change times and alignment with the clock, vacation, training, shift differentials, holidays, etc.
[1] Total emphasizes that departments in addition to production (for example sales and marketing, accounting and finance, engineering and design) are obligated to improve their operations; management emphasizes that executives are obligated to actively manage quality through funding, training, staffing, and goal setting.