Facilities Management and Operations Assessment, when did you have one done? Never had one? You are not alone! Providers of third party Facility Services do them to verify that they are fulfilling their contracts with their clients. Their clients value the third party data as a means of building the relationship with their FM supplier. But what about companies that have their own Facilities Management departments? How are they performing against industry standards? Are there gaps, missed preventative maintenance items, inspections? Are staffing levels adequate for your type of facility? Data is king today, being assured that your FM software weather CMMS, IWMS or something else is being used to the full, that all maintenance, repair, inspection is being logged against a specific piece of equipment. Do you have warranty data in? Have you scanned or downloaded manuals for each piece of equipment? Are you able to look at that data via mobile devices? What is the average response time to a typical work order? To an emergency work order? The questions are endless, and they all play a part in our being stewards of sustainability. That data if accurate is valuable for ESG reporting. As a consultant, suddenly I have been receiving multiple RFQ’s for these services, why? It makes economic sense, efficiently operated equipment costs less to operate, meets or exceeds its life expectancy meaning postponement of Capitol Expenses. It makes sustainability sense since less power is being used by efficient equipment. It makes investors happy since it benefits ESG reporting. Think about it, the more eyes on an operation, the fewer things slip by, the more efficient we can be.
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