The wherewithal of achieving best value in private finance initiative (PFI) projects and the associated problems therein are documented. In the UK, PFI has offered a solution to the problem of securing necessary investment at a time of severe public expenditure restraint. In PFI schemes, the...

The purpose of this paper is to report on a study based around a commercial facilities management (FM) service provider's creation of an internal benchmark of how services for an acute hospital perform in terms of service quality. Principally, the paper discusses the emergence and significance...

Event management and facilities management are generally regarded as two separate disciplines. However, for a number of specialised facilities this separation has become blurred. Using the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a case study, this paper identifies how much of the routine facilities...

Outsourcing is widely regarded as a powerful business process that can beemployed to streamline an organisation’s operations.This study explores the outsourcing of Facilities Management in the SouthAfrican Private Healthcare industry. It probes the functional areas of FacilitiesManagement in...

The performance of the office workplace can be measured in terms of efficiency and effectiveness in delivering the strategic management of the facility. This paper provides a critical review of strategic corporate real property management. The paper reviews research on establishing strategic...

Abstract Facilities management (FM) has been identified as a significant contributor to the overall economy of Australia. Its focus is not only the maintenance of property but also the operation of business. Measuring and improving performance in the FM of buildings is becoming important for...

The overall objective of this research was to improve the understanding of workerattitudes and perceptions toward different workspace types and workspace alternativesand how they are related to processes and activities native to a given organization. Thespecific goals of this study were:•The...

Abstract: Purpose – The UK Government has now adopted Private Finance Initiative (PFI) as a major vehicle for the delivery of additional resources to the health sector in order to achieve a greater investment in healthcare facilities. The purpose of this paper is to examine the trends and risk...