Increasing demand for healthcare services worldwide creates continuous requirements to reduce expenditure on “non-core” activities, such as maintenance and operations. At the same time, owners, users, and clients of healthcare expect improved performance of built-facilities and minimized risks. The objective of this research was to develop an integrated Facility Management (FM) model for health...

This study focuses on the development of a lightweight building information management (BIM) shape format (LBSF) structure to represent largevolume BIM geometry objects using the geographical information system (GIS) with building facility management. Recently, BIM-based facility management with GIS has been researched with regard to urban facility management. To implement this use case, the BI...

In this chapter we outline the importance of facility location decisions in supply chain design. We begin with a review of classical models including the traditional fixed charge facility location problem. We then summarize more recent research aimed at expanding the context of facility location decisions to incorporate additional features of a supply chain including LTL vehicle routing, invent...

Building Information Modelling (BIM) seeks to integrate information and business processes throughout the entire building life cycle. This technology is able to generate 3D models that semantically represent facility information dynamically over the life cycle of a building, but is limited when it comes to meeting the needs arising from the operation and management of facility services. There i...

This article has described the key points in the evidence-based practice guideline entitled Nursing Management of Hearing Impairment in Nursing Facility Residents. The guideline outlining the nursing management of nursing facility residents with hearing impairment is supported by 175 articles: 94 research articles (both experimental and descriptive) and 81 nonresearch articles (expert opinion)....

Because of limited space, the siting and construction of a new SWM facility is a big challenge in Japan. An SWM facility should be socially accepted as well as environmentally and economically sound. This study aimed to investigate people's concerns about SWM facilities and their attitudes towards such facilities. A questionnaire was designed based on literature reviews and was sent to resident...