Automation of Facility Management

Facility management’s existing scope of functions includes several basic areas of management activity. Facility management is nothing but the practice of coordinating the physical workplace with the people and work of the organization. It incorporates the principles of business administration, architecture and the behavioral and engineering sciences.

The idea of facility management gained popularity in India after Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization. The market is very open for everyone and there is a remarkable competition among the rivals to provide best product or services at the best possible cost. Therefore in order to minimize the operation cost, every company concentrates over their core business and out source the rest of the supporting function. In other words, The Facility Management is managing all the support system that is required for operating core operation of business. Facilities management helps from maintenance of equipment’s, creating healthy work environment, production support system, staffing solution, and maintain aesthetic ergonomics of the operation.

The facility management companies maximize value and offer well-organized management services at lower operating cost and maintaining high service level. There are two types of facility management services: Soft services and Hard services. Apart from soft and hard services, two more facility management came into existence. They are production support system and specialized services.