IT Facilities Management: Why Companies Are Losing Their Competitive Edge
Elizabeth M. Coyle‐Camp
(Director of London‐based publishing company,
Cathedral Communications Ltd, and runs her own PR/marketing consultancy
E = MC2. She is also a writer with a specialist interest in business IT
systems technology.)
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Abstract
Business′ most vital resource has become its biggest cost liability. Companies which continue to let the uncontrolled IT tail wag the facilities management (FM) dog are losing their competitive edge. Examines cause and effect as well as implications for businesses and managers. Discusses why FMs must assume proactive responsibility for cost control. Examines key FM asset management issues, methods of approach and available IT management solutions.
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Citation
Coyle‐Camp, E.M. (1994), "IT Facilities Management: Why Companies Are Losing Their Competitive Edge", Facilities, Vol. 12 No. 6, pp. 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632779410060247
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, Company