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Some businesses can manage their facility and office spaces with in-house maintenance professionals. Others, however, do not have the resources to fund a full maintenance staff, which can cause problems. Thankfully, it is possible for a company to operate successfully with a reduced maintenance staff, and facility managers can employ several strategies to keep costs … Continue reading "How to Operate with a Reduced Maintenance Staff"

There are two dominant models for maintenance operations management: centralized and decentralized. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, and choosing the appropriate method largely depends on the size and resources available to a company. The centralized model involves having all of the procedures and projects go through a single team or facility manager. This is … Continue reading "Centralized vs. Decentralized Maintenance Management"

Efficiency is the goal of any facility manager, particularly when it comes to maintenance of business systems and equipment. Efficiency should go hand in hand with reliability to optimize performance, and this is the primary idea behind reliability-centered maintenance. This kind of maintenance planning seeks to ensure that all processes are running as they should, … Continue reading "What is Reliability-Centered Maintenance?"

All businesses aspire to maximize efficiency, and responsibility for this falls to the company facility manager. Operational efficiency has a lot to do with managing the resources of the facility, whether water, electricity, time, or money, in a way that reduces waste and maximizes output. There are a few ways to go about this, varying … Continue reading "Ways to Improve Your Building’s Operational Efficiency"