In the real world of facility management (FM), an overabundance of activities fall under the facility manager’s responsibility, causing common lapses into a rash mode in order to respond to all the requests, orders, regulations, deadlines and demands of the organization. Facility managers know that the need to become more proactive and strategic is important, but finding the point in time to dedicate to strategic planning is often a struggle. Strategic facility planning recognizes
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groundbreaking technical achievement and exemplary management, the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the first laser expected to achieve fusion ignition in a laboratory setting, has been awarded the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) 2010 Project of the Year (Seaver, Lynda L, n.d.). The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA was tasked to build the National Ignition Facility (NIF) by the Department of Energy (DOE). The NIF is a facility to produce intense pressures and temperatures
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Project Management Institute's 2010 Project of the Year Award Gary Blake Strayer University Author Note Project Management Institute's 2010 Project of the Year Award The National Ignition Facility Project was the winner of the 2010 PMI Project of the Year Award competition. The project managed by Lawrence Livermore Laboratory was a great success because of the certified project personnel and the thorough application of the PMI standards and principals. It was put together to serve
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chosen for this assignment, is Betsy Gallup’s article Ethics Are an Important Part of Running a Health-Care Facility, and she explains ethics as having three components: independence, integrity and objectivity (2009). The article continues by explaining ethics in the healthcare sector; as patients’ at a healthcare facility or hospital we expect to receive fair and ethical care from the facilities medical professionals attending to us. One expects the same ethical behavior from the healthcare workers
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also apply to a follow-on Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA). The primary document discussed herein, is a compilation of public comments submitted to the Utah Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste in response to the Tooele Chemical Demilitarization Facility (TOCDF) Draft HHRA. The secondary documents include the draft and final versions of the HHRA and ERA . Together, the comments, the responses, and the final versions of the documents tell a troubling story about a small percentage of these communities
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Operations Management History, Development & Brief Overview on Manufacturing/ Operations Management Operations management is an area of business concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resource as needed, and effective in terms of meeting customer requirements. It is concerned with managing the process that converts inputs (in the forms of materials, labor and energy)
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functions of health care manager the leadership and management responsibilities are becoming more on them due to the economy, and the growing industry, plus the growing number of patients that is put on the health care manager. This paper will discuss what is the most important role or function, the definition of the role and application of management functions and also what I am going to gain from taking this class. Health care management is a growing industry. Health care mangers are in
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Establishing a Command Center 17 D. Reducing Exposure 17 2. Roles and Responsibilities 20 A. Management / Damage Assessment Team: Initial Response 21 B. Disaster Recovery Teams — Emergency Contact List 22 (AGENCY) FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGERS 23 3. Recovery Plan for Major Disasters 24 A. Establishment of Full Recovery at Backup Site 24 B. Disaster Recovery Team Checklists 24 C. Restoration of Facilities and Operations at the Original and/or Alternate Site 24 4. DISASTER RECOVERY TEAMS 24 A. Emergency
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Administrative services managers plan, direct, and coordinate supportive services of an organization. * Their specific responsibilities vary by the type of organization and may include keeping records, distributing mail, and planning and maintaining facilities. In a small organization, they may direct all support services and may be called the business office manager. Large organizations may have several layers of administrative managers who specialize in different areas. -------------------------------------------------
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of a health care manager may vary based on what type of a facility one works in. For example, a manager that works in a long term care facility may oversee several areas of the facility with the help from other departmental managers. Managers that work in the hospital may oversee one or more departments (“emergency room, fast track and step down unit.”) However, the manager of a clinic or physician’s office may oversee the entire facility. Another manager is the clinical manager; they are responsible
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