There are specific industries that face unique challenges in performing facility management and maintenance tasks. In this discussion, I am referring to the industries of life sciences (like biopharma and biotech) and the high tech/clean tech sectors (e.g. data centers). It is imperative that these challenges (discussed below) are addressed accordingly as failure to do so can compromise a facility's whole process, and, eventually, can create a negative impact to the products or services it is offering.
Compared to other built environments, the unique challenges that these facilities are facing are the following:
For life sciences -- they encounter the challenge of meeting the standards for cleanliness and sanitation, rigid sterilization regulations, and keeping facilities away from contamination.
For high tech/clean tech (e.g. data centers) -- the challenge of addressing micro-contamination and ESD control (environmental control) for facilities that house semiconductor, flat panel, circuit board, integrated circuits, optical, and wireless nanotechnology. These facilities, when not appropriately addressed, can compromise the integrity of the processes and the products and services.
How these challenges are addressed?
Conventionally, facilities in the life science and clean tech industries assign specific team or staff to handle the task of cleaning and maintenance to ensure that the processes are done according to the imposed regulations and standards. However, it is crucial to note that this technique is burdensome and expensive and thus presents a disadvantage in achieving the target revenue.
The promising alternative - outsourcing
Outsourcing facility management and maintenance tasks is getting more and more popular today as many facilities consider it as one of the best alternatives to hiring an in-house staff. One clear advantage of this strategy is that it reduces operational costs as outsourcing is pretty inexpensive while the quality of the services remains high. In addition to that, it offers flexibility considering that there are many management/maintenance tasks that can be outsourced to a third party service provider, which means facilities have more time to dedicate in their core functions, giving more advantage for income generation.
Compared to other built environments, the unique challenges that these facilities are facing are the following:
For life sciences -- they encounter the challenge of meeting the standards for cleanliness and sanitation, rigid sterilization regulations, and keeping facilities away from contamination.
For high tech/clean tech (e.g. data centers) -- the challenge of addressing micro-contamination and ESD control (environmental control) for facilities that house semiconductor, flat panel, circuit board, integrated circuits, optical, and wireless nanotechnology. These facilities, when not appropriately addressed, can compromise the integrity of the processes and the products and services.
How these challenges are addressed?
Conventionally, facilities in the life science and clean tech industries assign specific team or staff to handle the task of cleaning and maintenance to ensure that the processes are done according to the imposed regulations and standards. However, it is crucial to note that this technique is burdensome and expensive and thus presents a disadvantage in achieving the target revenue.
The promising alternative - outsourcing
Outsourcing facility management and maintenance tasks is getting more and more popular today as many facilities consider it as one of the best alternatives to hiring an in-house staff. One clear advantage of this strategy is that it reduces operational costs as outsourcing is pretty inexpensive while the quality of the services remains high. In addition to that, it offers flexibility considering that there are many management/maintenance tasks that can be outsourced to a third party service provider, which means facilities have more time to dedicate in their core functions, giving more advantage for income generation.
About the Author:
Roy Van Rivero has had several years working in a high tech industry before becoming a full time web content writer. He leverages his work experience in writing an array of industry topics such as cleanroom facilities management and datacenter facilities management. To learn more about these topics, visit Impec Group website.
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