The Foundation for FM Streamlining Processes

Automated data collection is crucial for implementation of FM initiatives.

Published March 2005 How you get your data determines how successful your streamlining initiative will be.

The foundation for any facility management streamlining initiative is an automated system for acquiring quality data. This requires a major time and money commitment to get such a system in place, but without it you will fail. The automation of data collection is essential for measure. Manual data collection should be done away with. Web-based data collection tools have become the standard; they push data gathering down to the grassroots level and get user buy-in because they are easy to use.

- From Tradeline's New Management & Operations Strategies for Technically Complex Facilities Conference 2005

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