Preventive maintenance is an essential aspect of any company’s operations. Unfortunately, it often gets overlooked in favor of reactive maintenance or repairs. This approach can be costly in the long...

By definition, facility managers are tasked with overseeing a company’s equipment and physical assets. They must make sure that all the necessary tools, machinery, and other resources are available to...

Devoted fans of science fiction are likely familiar with the verb “to grok,” which is derived from author Robert A. Heinlein’s groundbreaking 1961 sci-fi novel Stranger in a Strange Land. The...

Facility managers are responsible for keeping buildings and assets in tip-top shape and ensuring the safety and comfort of customers, company employees, and other facility occupants. Failure or downtime of...

Most facility managers are likely all too familiar with the complexity of managing their assets and resources. From tracking how soon a particular piece of equipment needs maintenance to understanding...

Lately it feels like everyone is busy—too busy for their own good. For that reason, it can sometimes be difficult for facility managers to stay abreast of the latest technologies...

Facility managers have to be sure they are maintaining their mechanical and operational equipment—their “fleet,” as it were—in an economically sound and cost-effective way. Good fleet lifecycle management requires knowledge...

Facility asset management is a critical part of running any business. It helps to ensure that the key equipment used in the facility is properly maintained and, when necessary, replaced...

Following up on last month’s blog article on Asset Information Management (AIM), we are left with the question: With all this data potentially at your fingertips, what is the optimum...

Any facility manager worth their salt understands that the key to excellence in that field is to strive for accurate, complete, and reliable Asset Information Management (AIM). Regrettably, that is easier...