"Facility management or facilities management (FM) is a professional management discipline focused on the efficient and effective delivery of logistics and other support services related to real property and buildings."
The process of maintaining and improving the physical amenities and infrastructure of a recreational facility, ensuring that it is safe, clean, and accessible for visitors.
Facility Design and Planning: This involves identifying the necessary space requirements, analyzing user needs, and developing designs that satisfy the requirements while adhering to industry standards and regulations.
Equipment Management: This encompasses the proper selection, acquisition, installation, and maintenance of equipment used in recreational facilities.
Staff Management: This involves hiring, training, and managing the personnel in a facility, as well as creating effective communication channels to maintain employee morale and productivity.
Financial Management: This includes developing budgets, allocating funds, and implementing cost control measures to ensure the smooth operation of a facility while maximizing revenue streams.
Safety and Risk Management: This involves identifying and minimizing potential physical and legal hazards in a recreational facility, including emergency response planning and training programs.
Marketing and Customer Service: This entails developing marketing and promotional campaigns that attract new customers while maintaining a loyal customer base. Customer service management involves creating positive customer experiences.
Program Development: This involves designing and implementing programs tailored to the interests and needs of the facility's users.
Sustainability: This involves implementing environmentally friendly practices that reduce waste, energy usage, and carbon emissions.
Technology: This involves utilizing technology to improve operational efficiencies, customer service, and facility security.
Legal and Regulatory Issues: This includes comprehending and adhering to local, state, and federal laws and regulations that apply to recreational facilities.
Sports Facility Management: Involves managing sports facilities such as stadiums, arenas, and indoor/outdoor sports facilities.
Health Club Management: Includes management of gymnasiums, yoga centers, and other fitness centers.
Pool Management: Includes managing swimming pools and water parks.
Golf Course Management: Involves managing golf courses, driving ranges, and pro shops.
Parks and Recreation Management: Includes management of public and private parks, playgrounds, and other recreational areas.
Event Facility Management: Includes management of event venues such as convention centers, auditoriums, and exhibition halls.
Community Center Management: Involves managing community centers, senior centers, and other social gathering places.
Theme Park Management: Includes managing amusement parks and theme parks with various rides and attractions.
Leisure Cruise Management: Involves managing cruise ships and entertainment aboard the ship.
Museum Management: Involves management of museums, exhibits, and galleries.
"It encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality, comfort, safety and efficiency of the built environment."
"It encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality, comfort, safety and efficiency of the built environment by integrating people, place, process, and technology."
"...as defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)."
"The profession is certified through Global Facility Management Association (Global FM) member organizations."
"...the efficient and effective delivery of logistics and other support services related to real property and buildings."
"The efficient and effective delivery of logistics and other support services related to real property and buildings."
"...integrating people, place, process, and technology."
"The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)."
"Functionality, comfort, safety and efficiency of the built environment."
"Global Facility Management Association (Global FM) member organizations."
"To ensure functionality, comfort, safety and efficiency of the built environment."
"It encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality, comfort, safety and efficiency of the built environment."
"...integrating people, place, process, and technology."
"By integrating people, place, process, and technology."
"The efficient and effective delivery of logistics and other support services related to real property and buildings."
"Multiple disciplines to ensure functionality, comfort, safety and efficiency of the built environment."
"The efficient and effective delivery of logistics and other support services related to real property and buildings."
"Facility management or facilities management (FM) is a professional management discipline focused on the efficient and effective delivery of logistics and other support services related to real property and buildings."
"The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)."