标题：Managing Maintenance and Operatons Functions During Stressed Economic Times: A Study of Recent Actions by Physical Plant Departments in Higher Education
出版社：Richards College of Business, University of West Georgia
摘要：The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a survey of how facility managers in Physical Plant Departments of both private and public higher education institutions are coping with reduced budget allocations. These near record shortfalls can mostly be attributed to the economic downturn that has crippled individual state revenues. Information was gathered by forwarding a twenty-one question electronic questionnaire in October 2010 to 689 institutions that are members of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA). 129 responses were received from the 689 institutions in higher education classified as either colleges or universities. The survey focused on three primary areas: employee costs, services provided, and additional funding sources. Survey responses were tabulated and analyzed to identify trendsand/or inconsistencies as defined by overall results, regional disparity, and size of the institution based on enrollment level.
