The Development of the Facilities Management Role

Formerly, project designing or types of organisation are not complicated and huge scale same as today. Normally, design process is just the capitalist hire architect and engineer to talk with them and the capitalist tell them what they need. Then, there are architect and engineer role to set a plan or strategy. After the plan was designed, architect and engineer would present to the capitalist and had some discussion. Finally, when the capitalist accept with plans and they got conclusion, the project would start. Nowadays, many organisations are more complicate, type of building and space using are more complex, the competition in world market are higher and many technology emerge in the present . Those are too much for architect and engineer to manage it. The organisation needs someone to take responsibility, manage overall organisation and make the most profit for organisation. So Facilities management was emerged and also reach the recognition. Mole&Taylor (1993, p23) states that In 1980, Facilities management occurred in U.S.A when the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and the Facility Management (IFA) Institute were founded. Then Cornell University also introduce Facilities planning and management to the first graduated programme. However, “Most commentators and practitioners would confirm that it existed well before and could be said to have had it roots in the great movement towards scientific management” (Mole&Taylor 1993, p. 23) “The main catalyst in the 1960s towards facilities management was the introduction of computers in the workplace. The energy crisis in the 1970s brought home the importance of cost-in-use and the need to better manage costs associated with premises that support the organisation’s business. The 1980s saw management focus shifting towards the quest for quality in terms of value for money. The efficient utilisation of premises, as an important resource of any business, is no exception,” (Then&Akhlaghi