Papers by Oluwaseun T Adeyemi
The study examined the use of facilities management as a potent management tool in hotel asset ma... more The study examined the use of facilities management as a potent management tool in hotel asset management within selected hotels in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The aim of the study is to investigate the degree of beneficial application of facilities management principles in the management of hotel organizations in the study area with a view to curtail widespread disinvestment. The population of the study comprised of five selected hotels within the study area. The sample frame consisted of hotels that are registered with Nigeria Tourism Board and located within the State Capital namely Crest Hotels, Quarler Apartments & Hotels, Hill Station Hotels, Country Homes Hotels and Sharna Hotels. Stratified sampling technique was used. Stratification of hotels that formed the study area focused on the State capital, which generally harbors the different categories of hotels under study. Data collection instruments included two questionnaires targeted at hotel organizations’ management/personnel and the hotel customers. These were implemented by personal interview and discussion with hotel stakeholders as identified and the study of system operations of selected hotels. The findings of the study were that facilities provision in the hotel industry within the study area was not totally in conformity with national recommendation of Tourism Board of Nigeria especially in quality and wholeness. The degree of application of facilities management in the hotel industry in the study area is low. There were traces of facilities management features perhaps due to overlapping of maintenance management, property management and facilities management. There appeared to be a correlation between hotel management style and hotel effectiveness in service delivery while there was strong evidence indicating that facilities management, as a style of management, aids hotel effectiveness generally. Identified traits of effective facilities management driven hotel organization included a flat organization structure, process team as work units, absolute workers’ empowerments, and a multi-dimensional process team, job preparations anchored to education and training with customer based performance measurement. Finally, accommodation and services were discovered to be customer dictated. Some benefits were derived with extensive responsibilities and authorities for facilities managers coming first, followed by improved quality of services and then national stock of hotels worthy of presentation. Twenty challenges were also identified with the first three being that the concern for immediate return on investment generally among the investing public, religious sentimentalism which views hotel as promoting immorality and social misbehavior; and un-conducive business environment in Jos with regards to poor infrastructure, epileptic power supply, policy inconsistencies and high level of corruption. Based on the findings from the study, the following conclusions were made. While the world at large has accepted facilities management for what it is, Jos’s responsiveness to it is slow. Having proved its efficacy in aiding hotel effectiveness in operation and service delivery in developed countries, the time is ripe for its accelerated adoption and implementation not only within hotel sector but other sectors of the economy.
Floor structures comprise beams and slabs. The beams are attached to Columns that are placed in t... more Floor structures comprise beams and slabs. The beams are attached to Columns that are placed in the optimum locations for effective use of the space. Column-free space has become an important design requirement in modern commercial buildings to achieve flexibility in use. Services may be integrated with the structural zone, or may be suspended below the floor. Structural floors may have a directly applied floor finish, or a screed, or a raised floor to provide distribution of electrical and communication services.
Industrialized Building System (IBS) is the term to represent the prefabrication and construction... more Industrialized Building System (IBS) is the term to represent the prefabrication and construction industrialization concept. The term was coined to shift from the typical paradigm of prefabricated systems. IBS has been introduced as a method with better productivity, quality and safety. In a nutshell, however, the terms used in construction industrialization are ill defined, often interchangeably with other term and their precise definitions depend heavily on user’s experience and understanding, which vary from country to country.
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