Facilities management and its areas of application

Facility management (FM) as an industry has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors over the decade. However, the scope and identity of FM is still unclear, as evidenced by the definitions and issues that attempt to describe its scope. In fact, FM is the multidisciplinary type of work that covers a wide range of different activities, responsibilities and knowledge. Moreover, every aspect of an organization seems to be drawn into FM. FM provides and manages a variety of support services to orchestrate all functions of the organization, emphasizing an integration of primary activities at both strategic and operational levels. Facilities managers are expected to be knowledgeable and possess a wide range of administrative and leadership skills. In addition, FM should integrate knowledge of both facilities and management in order to function effectively.