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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management is of great benefit to all participants and stakeholders. Promoting awareness and education with respect to LEAN O&M best management practices would drive significantly improved outcomes. Capital planning and management.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Consequently, the need for value management emerges.

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Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management

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Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management considerations span several areas. Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management. A comprehensive written facilities management operations and maintenance manual and/or execution guide is a fundamental requirement. Budgeting/Capital Planning.

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Metrics for BIM – Total Cost of Ownership and Facility Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

If you think the value of BIM is in pretty 3D pictures, don’t both to read the attached article… there is too much for you to learn. Remember… “you can’t manage what you don’t measure.” Total Cost (inclusive of construction, design, project management, etc.)/square feet per building. ??

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The Metrics of BIM – The Manage the Built Environment

Building Information Management

As the old saying goes…”you can’t manage what you don’t measure” Here’s the beginning of a list of information requirements spanning various domains/competencies, technologies, etc., Facility Operating Gross Square Foot (GSF) Index (SAM Performance Indicator: APPA 2003). Energy Costs per square foot.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

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Research has readily noted the causal factors for the relative lack of adoption of Lean across the construction and facilities management sectors. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 14(2), 73–78. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. Retrieved July 12, 2010, from [link] Alinaitwe, H.

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LEAN for Facilities Operation and Maintenance

Job Order Contracting

An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management will benefit Planning. Promoting awareness and education of LEAN O&M best management practices leads to improved outcomes. Capital planning and management. Space management. Life-cycle Management.