ARCHIBUS - Le N°1 Mondial des Solutions de Gestion Totale des Infrastructures et du Patrimoine

Read what the industry press has to say in recent articles showcasing ARCHIBUS and its users.

ARCHIBUS Project Management Application Among Top 100
Product Picks of 2005
ARCHIBUS’S new Project Management application has been named one of the Editors' Choice Top Product Picks by Buildings magazine. An elite group of 100 products was selected based on a number of factors: performance characteristics, solutions applicability, uniqueness, reader interest, and more.

The 2005 award follows Building’s choice in 2004 of ARCHIBUS Web Central 14 solution as an Editor’s Choice Top Product Pick that year

http://www.buildings.com

Ford Land Drives a Successful Operation with New CAFM Software
Ford Land uses ARCHIBUS to gain a panoramic view of the company's European real estate holdings and to ensure that each business unit has access to safe, productive, and cost-effective workplaces.

http://www.tradelineinc.com

Kansas County Redesigns Facility Management
Integrated software maps out county facilities and future needs for strategic space planning. Reprinted with permission from Government Procurement, a Penton Media publication.

Government Procurement magazine, February 2004 [pdf]

This article takes a look at how GIS and FM systems can be used together for security, real estate planning, and other strategic purposes. Reprinted with Permission, Directions Magazine, Copyright 2003.

http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=478

Like many schools, the University of Kent in the United Kingdom must accommodate a growing number of students while keeping its operating costs to a minimum. With ARCHIBUS, the university is determining the most efficient use of space through trial layouts and consolidation, while improving its response time to work requests and the quality of the maintenance activities performed throughout the campus.

Premises & Facilities Management magazine, July 2003 [pdf]

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is in the third year of a five-year strategic plan aimed at incorporating innovative technology to create better facilities management solutions. The plan, developed to meet the challenge of a 50-percent expansion of physical facilities by 2005, outlines how technology enhancements can increase productivity, improve efficiency, and lower operating costs.

http://www.tradelineinc.com/

The Washington State Department of Transportation uses ARCHIBUS Strategic Master Planning to project costs based on square footage standards. This lets the department choose the most cost-effective option.

View PDF of NASFA article

Following the merger of British Petroleum (BP) and Amoco, the company chose to use ARCHIBUS to track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). These KPIs help BP maintain its standards across the organization. They also help integrate the company's people, space, and technologies, leading to the most effective use of facilities and assets.

http://www.tradelineinc.com/

The Department of Facilities Management at Collier County in southwestern Florida has a motto: to exceed customer expectations. By tracking operations and maintenance and the overall use of space with ARCHIBUS, the county has increased productivity by 40 percent.

http://www.buildings.com/Articles/detail.asp?ArticleID=1170

To manage its massive portfolio, the University of Missouri-Columbia has linked an ARCHIBUS Web portal to the HR and Accounting modules of PeopleSoft, the maintenance management suite Maximo, and a searchable archive database called Findview. The result is a powerful Web-based system that ties together space inventory data, Human Resources, Accounting, building plans, and archived maps into a single resource.

http://www.tradelineinc.com/

Two articles showcase the Infrastructure Management course taught by Kristen Kurland, senior lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University. The class—which is part of the school’s Master of Medical Management program that prepares physicians for executive-level management positions at health care organizations—includes ARCHIBUS as part of the curriculum.

Going Back to School: Doctors Learn About Infrastructure Issues
http://www.hospitalconnect.com/hfmmagazine/

Information Technology-That’s Dr. CIO
http://www.hospitalconnect.com/hhnmag/

Read how incorporating automated space planning activities into your daily routine can help maximize your organization's current resources and strategically anticipate future needs.

http://www.buildings.com/Articles/detail.asp?ArticleID=657

Learn the roles that FM automation tools play when facilities are subject to unexpected external forces, as on September 11, 2001, in New York City.

http://www.aecvision.com/October2001/review_full.pdf

Work Order Wizards

Read about two approaches to the process-intensive task of Work Order Management: LSI Logic uses a custom, Web-based work order program which speeds the work order process and increases accountability. Using e-mail and the Web as communication tools, LSI Logic can also enforce its business practices across the organization. Plus, ARCHIBUS, Inc. announces its new ARCHIBUS Work Wizards, designed to streamline the path from problem to solution in the operations and management realm.

Work Order Management story featuring LSI Logic and ARCHIBUS:
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2001/0523/tools.html

Architectureweek main page:
http://www.architectureweek.com/today.html

GM Adopts McDonald's Approach to Facilities Management

By standardizing many of its facility operations procedures, General Motors has saved money and improved performance. The company uses ARCHIBUS to better utilize its buildings and space, particularly during moves.

http://www.TradelineInc.com/

Strategic Space Planning at the University of Missouri - Columbia
Innovative Department Shares Information with Entire Campus Community

The Space Planning Department at the University of Missouri-Columbia is responsible for managing over 900 buildings across the state, from campus classrooms to medical facilities to agriculture experiment stations. The department uses ARCHIBUS to help manage this space and accurately calculate government reimbursement for services the university provides to the community.

http://www.TradelineInc.com/

Mass General’s Integrated Database Boosts Research Space Productivity
New Software Maximizes Space Planning Capabilities

Three years after being told it couldn’t be done, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston has a sophisticated, integrated space management decision-support system up and running. Although originally conceived as a management tool for use in a research environment, it also can be used effectively in any organization where relationships exist between space, funding, and staffing.


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AEC Automation
ARCHIBUS CAFM/CIFM Software Provides Facility Managers with Broad Set of Capabilities

This article gives an overview of the CAFM/CIFM features available in ARCHIBUS 11.

AEC Automation Article

Louisiana State University Puts Space Management Strategies to the Test
Comprehensive database and a unique partnership maximize space while saving millions

"At times, people can get very emotional about their space," says John Ruby, vice chancellor for Institutional Services at Louisiana State University's Health Sciences Center. "This is especially true when space is at a premium as it often is at research centers like LSU. In fact, it sometimes appears that faculty members rank having enough space as more important than achieving tenure. It's that important."

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