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How to develop a strategic asset management plan

1. Quotable quote

'What is Faclity Management?', The Facility Management Association of Australia, 1997.

"This new responsibility - Facility Management - has emerged as organisations both large and small (private or government) have realised how much capital is involved in their offices, factories, warehouses, and everything that is associated with them - building costs, rent, maintenance, running costs, manufacturing, computer equipment, furniture, lighting, power, heating and air conditioning, and people in their practical workplace."

2. Quotable quote

'A Degree in Facility Management?' Managing Office Technology, Volume 43, 1998.

"Facility management is the coordination of the physical workplace with the people and work of an organization. It integrates the principles of business administration, architecture, and the behavioral and engineering sciences."

3. Quotable quote

Kit Tuveson, 'Facility Management in the 21st Century', Managing Office Technology, May, 1998.

"Facility managers will be increasingly challenged in the future to deliver firstclass facilities at lower costs. This means skills renewal and continuous education are critical if the FM function and the individuals in it are to remain effective and relevant." …