Exploring the Changing Landscape of Facilities Management

Any organization depends on various things for the smooth running of its operations. However, it's only with professional facility management services a business can attain optimized functioning, enhanced productivity, superior safety, & overall sustainability. These services look after an organization's numerous aspects like maintenance & operations, energy management, occupancy & space management, lease management, emergency management, business continuity, etc.

With remarkable innovations and the advent of new business models, there are changing trends in facility management services across different corners of the world, and Indonesia is no exception. Due to massive investments in building & construction, energy, & transportation sectors, the country is in high demand of services related to leasing accounting, energy management & maintenance, space optimization, etc., in line with numerous ongoing & upcoming infrastructural development projects.

Moreover, there's also a mounting need in the country for energy-efficient services to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, coupled with the shift in building designs from conventional to smart buildings. With these trends in place, a recent research study published by MarkNtel Advisors has projected around 9.60% CAGR for the Indonesia Facility Management Market during 2022-27.

What is Hot-Desking and how does it benefit Employees & Companies?

Since the advent of Covid-19 in 2020, workdays are certainly not been the same, and a new concept has emerged, known as hybrid working, where employees report to the office a few times a week and the rest of the days, work remotely.

As a result, companies now require less office space and thus, are implementing 'hot-desking,' which involves a shared workspace where employees use a single office desk at different times, thereby maximizing space utilization.

In order to enhance employee engagement, facility management service providers utilize mobile-based applications to enable hot-desking solutions for both field & in-office workers. Have a look at the key pointers listed below that describe how hot-desking solutions can benefit your organization:

• Flexible seating plans to improve employee satisfaction
• Non-desk facilities like meeting rooms, equipment, and workstations
• Real-time updates for employees to change their schedule & time if required
• Adequate employee health & safety due to social distancing and no overcrowding
• More cleaner & organized office as no personal items will be lying on desks at the end of the day
• Improved cost-effectiveness of the company due to less wasted & more optimized space

The future of facility management services will be well-influenced by the current trends in the industry and numerous other aspects that we can't think of today. Factors like growing hygiene concerns, increasing operational costs, advancements in technologies like the IoT & Machine Learning, and the advent of new work cultures will continue generating new avenues for the facility management industry in Indonesia over the coming years. As hybrid & remote working trends continue to change the way workers interact on-site, it is creating prospects for facility managers to introduce more innovative services in order to aid companies in optimizing space management and offering better work environments to employees.