Between 1994 and 2014, Dr Penny Burns (author of ‘The Story of Asset Management’) published the ‘Asset Management Quarterly’ which became the fortnightly ‘Strategic Asset Management’ in 1999. Here are some of her favourite Greenfield articles.
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The client needed a new head office. They had the site and had analysed their space needs against task-related requirements. Certain floor layouts (for example, the placement of pillars) restrict the placement of furniture and fittings, so that what is actually available is less than the nationally used “BOMA usable” measures; this is referred to as the building loss factor.
Lately, I have been reading Taoism - admittedly, the easy and entertaining way, through the works of Benjamin Hoff, author of "The Tao of Pooh" and "The Te of Piglet". And it struck me that many of our asset management problems we bring upon ourselves by signing off too quickly on a "right" or "wrong" solution and taking too short-term…
Abstract: More money is not always a blessing. If spent unwisely, it can lead to major problems in the future.
Abstract: We speak about ‘aligning AM activities with corporate goals and intentions’ - but how? Try a ‘Corporate Advocate’?
Abstract: By 1991, AM was taking off in the UK, illustrated by the British Rail Network South East’s success.
Abstract: When AM was new, and practitioners were curious, I introduced the ‘back page case study’ challenge in AMQ.