Total Facilities Management
2nd Edition
Published on 13. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-4051-2790-5 (ISBN)
Description
Bridging the gap between the theory of facilities management and its implementation, this book raises issues which all practitioners should consider before embarking on a particular plan. It shows the link between facilities management practice and an organisation's business objectives, and deals with issues known to concern practitioners. This new edition will add chapters on change management, workplace productivity and research and development.
Reviews / Votes
'The essential qualities of this book are its lucid presentation style and direct applicability of its contents' - Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management '[Will] satisfy a market need for balanced guidance based on best practice. It demonstrates the important connection between research and practice, as well as offering some facts and details for everyone with an interest in facilities management.' Building Engineer October 2005 'I have just finished reading this superb book and am impressed with the amount of 'wisdom' provided in a very readable form. Construction Management and Economics Feb 2007 'I will use this [book] to help me to develop my own company's FM structure and thinking.' FMWorld April 2007More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-2790-5 (9781405127905)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Brian Atkin | Adrian Brooks
Total Facilities Management
Book
06/2009
3rd Edition
Wiley-Blackwell
€57.90
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Previous edition
Brian Atkin | MR Adrian Brooks
Total Facilities Management
Book
02/2000
Blackwell Science Ltd
€60.31
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Persons
Brian Atkin BSc, MPhil, PhD, FRICS, FCIOB (University of Reading, UK and Lund University, Sweden) has held various professorial appointments over the past decade including a number overseas. His research and publications cover construction process improvement, project performance and the impact of cross-culture on major international projects. Brian is Director of the Swedish national research and development programme, Competitive Building, and serves on other international advisory boards and committees for innovation and research centres and programmes. Adrian Brooks BSc (Hons), MBA, MRICS (Acuity Management Solutions Ltd, UK) is a chartered quantity surveyor with an MBA from the Cass Business School. He is the Director of Consulting for Acuity Management Solutions, a young and dynamic facilities management business, having held board positions in other property and facilities management businesses previously. Adrian continues to provide strategic advice to blue chip organisations internationally and is a regular speaker on best practice techniques and facilities issues.
Content
An introduction to facilities management; Developing a strategy for facilities management; Retaining services in-house vs. outsourcing; Change management; Human resources management implications; Policy and procedures for outsourcing; Policy and procedures for in-house provision; Service specifications, service level agreements and performance; Employment, health and safety considerations; Workplace productivity; Facilities management service providers; Managing service provider and supplier relationships; Contract management and financial control; Benchmarking best practice; Public-private partnerships; Education, training and development; Appendix A; Glossary.