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Infographic: What is Space Management?

iOffice has made a wonderful infographic on Space Management explaining the complex concept of Space Management visually.

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Introducing the New eBook from NFS: Scheduling Technology – The Benefits

With our new six-part eBook, Scheduling Technology – The Benefits, NFS hopes to offer a comprehensive look at why organizations should consider implementing an integrated software solution for room, resource, and flexible workspace scheduling, and the many business advantages they stand to gain through use of this technology. We also offer a checklist of features [...]

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9 Benefits of Space Management That Will Impact Your Bottom Line Big Time

Back in the nineties, CAFM consisted of Space Management, and some supporting modules. By integrating other functionalities to manage facility and real estate processes CAFM evolved to IWMS. Space Management however, still plays an important role in every IWMS. As most organizational processes are closely tied to spaces, space optimization pays off, big time!

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PeopleCube’s Q1 Growth Led by Increase in Alternative Workspace Management and Space Utilization Business

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts–April 27, 2010–PeopleCube, provider of intelligent workplace, resource, and energy management technology, today announced that it has recently concluded a highly successful business quarter in which it realized significant growth led by the adoption of its alternative workspace and space utilization solutions by several Fortune 500 firms. The company also launched a significant release [...]

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6 Aspects About IWMS That Everybody Ought to Know

Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS) are software solutions designed to optimize facility management and real estate performance of organizations. As even the acronym causes confusion, clarification is required. In this post I will discuss what everybody ought to know about IWMS.

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UTHSCSA selects FM:Systems

RALEIGH, N.C. – March 3, 2009 – FM:Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, today announced that the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) selected FM:Interact to improve space tracking and to reassign and reorganize underused space.

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Space Management

Space management is about systematically registering of space demand and usage within the organization to manage and register space usage in an optimal way. It is used to minimize reduce space vacancy and optimize the usage of space in every organization.

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Cost reductions in economic down turn

As the US are undergoing an economic crisis, the life of the Facility Manager is even worse. Already approved budgets are being withdrawn in order to reduce facility costs. Although this seems like a logical consequense of economic down turn budget holders should reassess these decisions. Yes, i say budget responsible managers should reasses these decisions.

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