Building maintenance has consistently been treated as the 'poor relation'of the construction
and building industry. In term of Saudi Arabia, it is said that the management procedures …

Purpose–The objectives of this paper are to identify and assess the factors that affect the
cost of maintenance of hospital facilities. Design/methodology/approach–The authors …

Literature has established FM as a global business model that continues to explore how
organisation can grow faster through expansion into new markets, find new ways of fostering …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present the development of a multi-criteria decision-
making model for use by maintenance managers to consider before making a decision on …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to describe the outsourcing process in the public
sector, determine the effective factors involved in this process and their priorities. The aim is …

The purpose of this study was to develop a process model for the maintenance management
of school buildings. The proposed model was developed in a three-phase process: the …

Purpose–This paper aims to focus on the outsourcing facilities management (FM) services in
small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach–The paper …

Purpose The provision of facilities management (FM) services, facilitated by a well-suited
sourcing strategy, significantly influences the optimization of dwelling unit performance …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to extend the body of knowledge on healthcare
facilities management (FM) by investigating the risks associated with outsourcing of FM …

Quality management (QM) is viewed as concepts, principles, or practices within which
prescriptive views and empirical facts play roles in constructing and operating the industry to …