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    Game-changing technologies in FM

    Dec 23, 2018 5 minutes

    Digital transformation is evolving at an exponential rate, and it is taking facility management into the future. As well as having managerial and technical skills, FMs are required to be technology-literate individuals. Understanding the main concepts of leading edge technologies will assist facility managers to implement the practices and manage their facilities in more efficient ways. In this article, some of these emerging innovations and their applications in decision-making processes are discussed.

    AUGMENTED REALITY

    Augmented reality (AR) is one of the latest technologies that allow users to see invisible components, tag physical objects and even picture a digital object in the real world. Facility managers can utilise AR technology in their space management plans. A new device or piece of equipment can be pictured in the real environment, even before being purchased and installed.

    Imagine that you step into a

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