Nowadays large real estates and infrastructural installations are managed using Computer Aided Facilities Management-systems (CAFM-systems). These systems are based on the graphical and alphanumerical base data of the building, as well as real-time data from master control systems and security installations. Even though a substantial number of rules and regulations exist concerning how the info...

Benchmarking is often claimed to be a powerful means of continuous improvement for facility managers but benchmarking tools in facility management are less developed than for other services businesses. The most common information which Facility Managers can get from benchmarking results is their positions of performance. Rankings on performance, without further analysis, cannot help much for th...

Modern buildings are equipped with high-tech systems that take care of several fundamental aspects, e.g., air-conditioning, heating and water supply. The requirements posed on facility management by such buildings are challenging. Modern techniques implement adaptive control systems to achieve this, in which decisions are preferably based on the results of (multiple correlated) mining tasks on ...

The decision-making process in the field of health-care facility management is multifaceted and encompasses many different areas, including maintenance, performance, risk, operations, and development. Information and communications technologies are perceived as the interface that integrates these topics. The main objective of this research is to develop a decision-support system based on core p...

Computed Tomography (CT) examinations have rapidly increased in number over the last few years due to recent advances such as the spiral, multidetector-row, CT fluoroscopy and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-CT technology. This has resulted in a large increase in collective radiation dose as reported by many international organisations. It is also stated that frequently, image quality in CT ...