Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia

It is important to focus on developing facilities management (FM) aspect in the hospital in order to make sure it is in good condition and positive performance all the time. In Malaysia scenario, various obstacles have to be faced by the FM for controlling all activities related to the hospital and...

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Main Authors:	Ibrahim, Md. Najib, Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	TH3301 Maintenance and repair
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spelling	iium-84222011-12-10T01:50:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8422/ Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia Ibrahim, Md. Najib Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan TH3301 Maintenance and repair It is important to focus on developing facilities management (FM) aspect in the hospital in order to make sure it is in good condition and positive performance all the time. In Malaysia scenario, various obstacles have to be faced by the FM for controlling all activities related to the hospital and its system. The crucial issue is to do planned and unplanned maintenance supported by adequate budget in FM. This research explores the relationship between financial factors and maintenance factors of FM component. The financial factors are resources, allocation and expenses while the maintenance factors are quality of work, quality of safety and health, and quality of maintenance. This study will show which financial factor has strong impact on maintenance factors. They had influenced on the effectiveness of FM in hospital. This paper presents the finding of five (5) government hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia on FM aspect. The operational management of FM personnel, Patient (P) and Outsourcing Contractor and Consultant (OS) were interviewed for their immediate views and responses by using standard questionnaire survey. A statistical analysis based on the Pearson correlation was used to identify the correlation for each factor. As a result, the correlation coefficient (r-value) shows that there was a strong relationship between financial resources and maintenance factors. In other word, the financial resources have a positive correlation with all maintenance factors. Hence, if the maintenance management had enough financial resources, then the FM aspect will be properly managed. 2011-06-22 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8422/2/Fullpaper-11th_SEASC%252613th_ISC2011-M.RidzuanYahya_8422.pdf Ibrahim, Md. Najib and Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan (2011) Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia. In: 11th South East Asian Survey Congress & 13th International Surveyors’ Congress 2011, 22-24 June 2011, Kuala Lumpur. http://www.rism.org.my/ISMDoc/SEASC2011/1-CD%20SEASC/PAPER/TS1G/TS1G_PAPER_6.pdf
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spellingShingle	TH3301 Maintenance and repair Ibrahim, Md. Najib Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia
description	It is important to focus on developing facilities management (FM) aspect in the hospital in order to make sure it is in good condition and positive performance all the time. In Malaysia scenario, various obstacles have to be faced by the FM for controlling all activities related to the hospital and its system. The crucial issue is to do planned and unplanned maintenance supported by adequate budget in FM. This research explores the relationship between financial factors and maintenance factors of FM component. The financial factors are resources, allocation and expenses while the maintenance factors are quality of work, quality of safety and health, and quality of maintenance. This study will show which financial factor has strong impact on maintenance factors. They had influenced on the effectiveness of FM in hospital. This paper presents the finding of five (5) government hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia on FM aspect. The operational management of FM personnel, Patient (P) and Outsourcing Contractor and Consultant (OS) were interviewed for their immediate views and responses by using standard questionnaire survey. A statistical analysis based on the Pearson correlation was used to identify the correlation for each factor. As a result, the correlation coefficient (r-value) shows that there was a strong relationship between financial resources and maintenance factors. In other word, the financial resources have a positive correlation with all maintenance factors. Hence, if the maintenance management had enough financial resources, then the FM aspect will be properly managed.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ibrahim, Md. Najib Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan
author_facet	Ibrahim, Md. Najib Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan
author_sort	Ibrahim, Md. Najib
title	Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia
title_short	Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia
title_full	Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia
title_sort	correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: a study in klang valley, malaysia
publishDate	2011
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Correlation study between financial and maintenance factor in facilities management of government hospitals: A study in Klang valley, Malaysia

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