Effective Facilities Management Through Management Information System: A Case Study Of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Building Abuja

Abstract

Facilities management is concerned with the process by which organizations ensure that their buildings, systems and services support core operations while contributing to the achievement of their strategic objectives under stable business conditions. It focuses on matching limited resources to user needs with a view of securing higher quality, lower risks and value for money. Specifically, it deals with space design, construction, allocation, strategy, property asset management, maintenance and post occupancy evaluation of premises, inventory management, value management and life cycle costing, computerization and office automation, management of support services. As facility managers, the principle objective is to manage the existing facilities effectively in a cost effective manner and also ensure smooth running of business. It has been established that effective maintenance management requires adequate planning, foresight, monitoring and budgeting. The application of information technology in facilities management has been identified as essential for the success of facility management task. Facility managers can no longer keep the track of work order manually, the use of spreadsheet to carry out routine and preventive maintenance tasks is a less effective option to the use of computerized maintenance management systems being deployed recently by forward looking facility managers.