10/5/04
In This Issue
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The Changing Face of Facilities Management
It’s a season of fresh starts for facilities management. Find out how a new sustainable approach is helping managers boost a triple bottom line:
Do Better Facilities Translate to Better Workers?
For many facility executives, saying that buildings affect productivity would be stating the obvious. But you’d be surprised at what the research shows:
Adjusting Power Usage Can Save Billions
According to a recent study, facility executives can realize huge savings by responding to electricity price fluctuations. Find out exactly how much you can rake in:
Insourcing: The Quiet Phenomenon
Often neglected by the media, insourcing is bringing billions of dollars worth of jobs to the U.S. Explore the trend as well as the top 10 states and cities it’s affecting:
Smart Dust Boosts Building IQ Level
Tiny interactive sensors are promising to help facilities run more efficiently. Discover what will happen when the dust settles:
Turning a Historic Landmark into a Flexible Factory
Ford Motor Co. transformed a historic site into the auto industry’s most flexible and eco-friendly factory. Peek inside the drastically revamped facility:
Editor’s Pick
Looking for a way to renovate your bottom line? Learn from fearlessly creative leaders in Guts!: Companies that Blow the Doors off Business-as-usual.
Engineering Explains Our Failing Bodies
The autumn of our lives comes sooner than we think (it’s downhill from age 11). Now, an engineering theory is explaining how and why we age, and how to slow down the process:
Announcing the First Annual Progressive Manufacturing Summit
Managing Automation will hold its first annual Progressive Manufacturing Summit, exploring essential business and technology disciplines for progressive manufacturers:
