Facilities: Volume 33 Issue 5/6

Applying lean production principles to facilities design of ramp-up factories

Sui Pheng Low, Shang Gao, Kai Lin Tiong

This study aims to examine how lean production principles (LPP) can be incorporated in the context of ramp-up factories to improve future ramp-up factory designs. The application…

Impacts of poor quality of information in the facility management field

Tuuli Jylhä, Maila Elina Suvanto

This paper aims to analyse the quality of information and its impact on the facility management (FM) service processes from a lean management perspective. Waste has a key role in…

Minor works control in Hong Kong: a preliminary evaluation

Johnny Kwok Wai WONG, Ringo W.H. Shum

This study aims to understand the impacts of the Minor Works Control System (MWCS) on the performance of minor works contractors following its implementation in 2011, and…

An empirical survey of the perceived benefits of implementing the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme (MBIS) in Hong Kong

Dr Daniel W.M. CHAN, Henry T.W. Hung

This paper aims to review the current state of building decay in Hong Kong, and attempts to identify and analyze the perceived benefits of implementing the Mandatory Building…

A cost-benefit case for RFID implementation in hospitals: adapting to industry reform

Kathy O. Roper, Arya Sedehi, Baabak Ashuri

The purpose of this paper is to analyze a conceptual framework to identify significant benefit and cost attributes of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system for asset…

Physical space, culture and organisational creativity – a longitudinal study

Tomi J. Kallio, Kirsi-Mari Kallio, Annika Johanna Blomberg

The purpose of this study is to explore the potential positive effects of the design of a physical organisational environment on the emergence of an organisational culture…

Elephants in the room: An exploratory conceptual study of facilities management in zoological facilities

Bert Smit, Roy C. Wood

– This paper aims to develop an understanding of the potential for application of facilities management concepts and principles in the context of the “zoo sector”.

Editorial

Joseph H.K. Lai