About the Conference

 

Conference Themes

The main theme of the conference is how the development, procurement, delivery and management of built assets and facilities can deliver value to all stakeholders, including the wider community. The focus is on the maximisation of the value jointly created by the stakeholders and the equitable distribution of the resulting rewards.

The organisers invite papers from both researchers and practitioners from the disciplines of facilities management and construction procurement.  Public and private sector organisations are in the midst of transformations in the procurement of building and infrastructure, support services and workplace strategies.  The organisers intend that the bringing together of these working commissions will create synergies especially around the issues of:

 

The organisers are interested in both theoretical and empirical papers covering a range of themes, including, but not limited to:

1.  THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND PROCUREMENT

  • Conceptual models
  • Issues of wellness (i.e. health, gender, inclusivity etc.)
  • Case studies
  • Outsourcing
  • Operational facilities management
  • Markets, competition and privatisation
  • Developmental issues
  • Theoretical perspectives (all areas welcome)
  • Other

2.  PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES

  • Procurement methods
  • Public Private Partnership
  • Policy
  • Sectoral Issues (i.e. public, commercial, industrial, housing, regeneration, health, prisons, education, etc.)
  • Performance measurement and management
  • Value enhancement
  • Conflict management
  • Lean procurement
  • Integration strategies (i.e. supply chain management, partnering etc.)
  • Other

3.  FACILITIES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES

  • Strategic facilities planning and asset management
  • User experiences in facilities management (i.e. workplaces, teaching and learning, etc.)
  • Urban facilities management
  • Lean facilities management
  • Performance measurement and management (i.e. POE, benchmarking, FM tools etc.)
  • Change management
  • Sectoral issues (i.e. public, commercial, industrial, housing, regeneration, health, prisons, education, etc.)
  • Other

4.  SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND PROCUREMENT

  • Environmental
  • Physical/Technical
  • Social
  • Economic
  • Cultural
  • Other

5.  IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & PROCUREMENT

  • Building Information Management (BIM’s)
  • E-procurement, E-commerce and other “E-applications”
  • Impact of IT on strategy and process
  • Other

 

Venue

Graduate School of Business, Breakwater Campus, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.

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Parking

Parking at the Graduate School of Business: parking is free and available on a 'first come first served' basis.

 

Registration

Registration bags, badges, final programme etc will be available for collection at the registration desk.
Lost & found items - please contact registration desk staff.

 

Evening social function

The Conference Dinner will be held at the Silvertree Restaurant, Kirstenbosch Gardens.

 

Name badges

Please ensure that you wear your name badge at ALL times, including social functions.