HIGHLIGHTS OF GUERIN ASSOCIATES FACILITIES FORUM®
FACILITIES FORUM 2008: ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM STUDY
Status:
OPEN
It’s important to understand energy usage, control energy costs, and plan the right strategic moves to improve long-term results.
By comparing results with others through benchmarking, companies can assess both costs and energy usage, and establish realistic targets for improvement.
In 2007, five companies shared detailed data from eighteen buildings at nine
major research / production sites. These firms discovered
different procurement costs, usage levels, equipment, controls, systems,
operational practices, etc. Most important, the project identified
major gaps in energy usage and costs, and potential savings opportunities.
This year’s EMC2 study
includes office buildings, as well as energy-intensive facilities
such as research laboratories, data centers, etc. Results will
be adjusted for factors such as space usage, local climate and fuel
costs. We’ll analyze cost drivers such as hours of use, temperature
ranges and air exchange rates. We’ll also address environmental
issues, to help you balance the broad range of factors that drive energy
usage, costs and emissions.
If you would like to join this study, or would like more information, please contact us at 908-903-9070 or info@guerinassociates.com.
FACILITIES FORUM 2008: CAPITAL
Project Management Study
Status:
OPEN
Project
Management is a critical function for most organizations in today’s
business climate. Many groups are addressing changing markets with new
facilities in new locations, while others attempt to keep up through major
renovations in existing physical plants. New perspectives and
initiatives such as “green design” also contribute to the increasing
complexity of capital planning and construction.
The best companies supplement tracking of their economic efforts with an
emphasis on performance. Comparing results with others through
benchmarking is one of the best ways to assess performance as well as cost,
and establish quantifiable, balanced targets for continuous improvement.
The purpose of this study is to compare Project Management among major
corporations in an objective, systematic way. Findings will help
participants assess their costs, evaluate their performance, and better
understand the metrics, methods and practices that “best performers” use
to achieve success.
If you would like to join this study, or would like more information, please contact us at 908-903-9070 or info@guerinassociates.com.
FACILITIES FORUM 2008: BENCHMARKING FOR WORLD CLASS
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Status:
OPEN
The
modern facilities manager continues to drive improvement and increase
shareholder value. While some focus on cost reduction, other progressive
leaders balance costs with performance and quality. Comparing data
with others helps assess value, and establish quantifiable targets for
improvement. This program compares numerous detailed metrics in both
costs and performance, helping enhance the value proposition for facilities
and related services.
Areas of the study include:
BUILDING SERVICES
MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS
UTILITIES
CUSTODIAL
SITE SERVICES
WORKPLACE SERVICES
SPACE PLANNING
MOVE MANAGEMENT
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
(PROJECT MANAGEMENT)
BUSINESS SUPPORT
SECURITY
MAIL & EXPRESS MAIL
REPROGRAPHICS & COPIERS
CONFERENCE ROOM MGT
EMPLOYEE SERVICES
FOOD SERVICES
FITNESS CENTERS
RETAIL SERVICES
Guerin Associates has compiled, validated and analyzed data from the Facilities Forum survey, drawing upon its own experience in facilities, and applying an objective, outside perspective in data
analysis. Results suggest numerous areas for potential savings and/or service level improvements.
If you would like to join this study, or would like more information, please contact us at 908-903-9070 or info@guerinassociates.com.
FACILITIES FORUM 2007: ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM STUDY
Status:
CLOSED
Energy Management continues to challenge most corporations, as companies seek to control steadily rising costs.
Globalization of demand, new initiatives such as “green design,” and unexpected events such as Hurricane Katrina, all contribute to this increasingly complex aspect of business.
Some firms want go beyond basic cost comparisons, however. They’re seeking economic analysis supplemented with background data such as facility age, condition, types of space and equipment, business activities, hours of operation, climate, weather, etc.
This study compared Energy Management costs among major firms with energy-intensive facilities in an objective, systematic way.
FACILITIES FORUM 2007: Project Management Study
Status:
CLOSED
Project Management represents an important dimension of stewardship,
as companies seek increasingly greater return on their capital investment.
Project managers must balance many factors, such as new corporate
initiatives, environmental issues and new directions in their profession.
Enlightened companies go beyond a singe-minded focus on cost reduction, and supplement economic efforts with an emphasis on performance.
Benchmarking is an excellent way to assess performance and establish quantifiable targets for continuous improvement.
Using Guerin Associates' unique "value methodology," participants
receive findings that help assess their costs, evaluate their performance, and better understand the metrics, methods and practices that “best performers” use to achieve success.
FACILITIES FORUM 2006:
Project Management Study
Status:
CLOSED
Project Management
can be critical for today's corporations. Valuable corporate resources must be committed well in advance in order to meet the space-related needs of the modern workplace.
At the same time, new organizations, cultures, work styles and technologies complicate the strategic planning process, and make accurate space predictions difficult.
Once the commitment to build has been made, facilities must be delivered on schedule and on budget, with high quality and at minimal risk. Coordinating time, money, people and processes calls for skill and experience, and acquiring or retaining the right Project Management staffing is crucial to success.
The purpose of this study was to compare Project Management among major corporations.
Results of the study help participants assess their costs, evaluate their performance, and better understand the metrics, methods and practices
of “best performers.”
FACILITIES FORUM 2005:
Food Services Study
Status:
CLOSED
Food Services represent an important aspect of employee amenities.
In addition to meeting a basic need for its workers, the company with high quality offerings may be seen as a preferred, people-focused employer.
By keeping its workers on-site, these firms can also enjoy the benefits of higher productivity and improved informal communication within the workforce.
The study compared food service cost and quality among major corporations.
Findings helped participants evaluate their overall performance and value, and determine whether changes should be considered in their own programs.
FACILITIES FORUM 2003: Janitorial & Gardening Services for Major Research Facilities
Status:
CLOSED
Facilities Management
entails a constant effort to demonstrate more quantifiable value for a
firm's investment in the workplace. This drives the need for integration at a large scale —even global—and makes a comprehensive approach essential for success.
Comparing results with others is one of the best ways to assess performance and establish targets for improvement.
The purpose of this study is to compare overall costs and performance for
research labs. These findings help identify their competitive position and
optimize value relative to peer organizations and facilities.
The sponsor of this study elected to pursue an external, third party project to achieve:
• A perspective based on other organizations / industries
• Objective comparisons of costs and services
• Masking of data to enhance candid reporting
FACILITIES FORUM 2002: BENCHMARKING FOR WORLD CLASS
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Status:
CLOSED
As firms demand
a data-driven approach to the workplace, Facilities Managers are continually being
challenged to demonstrate value in facilities services. This “value imperative” makes a comparative approach essential.
This program assesses overall costs and performance, using detailed comparisons to identify “best performers” in attaining value in facilities management.
Areas of the study include:
BUILDING SERVICES: MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS,
UTILITIES, CUSTODIAL, and SITE SERVICES
WORKPLACE SERVICES: SPACE PLANNING, MOVE MANAGEMENT, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
(PROJECT MANAGEMENT)
BUSINESS SUPPORT: SECURITY, MAIL & EXPRESS MAIL, REPROGRAPHICS & COPIERS,
CONFERENCE ROOM MGT
EMPLOYEE SERVICES: FOOD SERVICES, FITNESS CENTERS, RETAIL SERVICES
FACILITIES FORUM 2000: A Consortium of Facilities Professionals
Status:
CLOSED
The Facilities Forum vision is to be “a consortium of facilities professionals.”
Our goal is for participants
to benefit from each other, by sharing meaningful cost and performance data.
In order to achieve maximum value for participants, we have focused on a few key principles:
• Results should be clear and reliable, utilizing data screening and validation methods to provide objective comparisons.
• Cost comparisons should be balanced with measures of effectiveness.
• Data should be masked to protect identities of participants, and to enhance candid sharing of information.
Companies have been identified as good benchmarking candidates in one or more “quadrants” of facilities services.
Guerin Associates provided comparative results from numerous other firms for the same
area(s).
|
