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9. How often should facility
audits be conducted?
About 43% of the respondents
said that monthly audits are
necessary. Quarterly audits (41%)
and annual audits (13%) were
also voted. Facility audits are like
health checkups of an industry.
If the audits are regular, any risk
of contamination or breakdown
can be identified at an early stage.
However, experts feel that there is
a strong need for third-party audits
because internal FM audits do not
highlight the problems.
Monthly third-party audits, in fact,
bring out a lot of minor issues that
FM teams fail to capture. Seasonal
audits are also important, especially
in food industry.

10. What is the most strategic
priority for FM?
Hygiene and sanitation protocols
were voted by 58% of the
respondents as the top strategic
priority in FM. Cost control and
lifecycle assessment followed.
This reflects what is happening on
ground.
The biggest challenge today
in industries is to meet the basic
hygiene requirement of the facility.
Once that is in place, the company
can look at improving performance,
saving cost and implementing ESG
goals. If the facility is not hygienic,
it affects brand reputation and
growth.

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