Logometrix is the result of a three year collaborative R & D initiative involving nine leading Victorian Councils. Funded federally in conjunction with the partner Councils, the project was facilitated by Swinburne University in Melbourne. Logometrix complements established fixed asset management systems and has been developed to enable Councils to significantly increase service levels to the community and benchmark facility performance.
It is the brainchild of Professor Russell Kenley, who has had considerable experience assisting Councils in Australia and NZ with facility management issues.
“Asset management systems are about bricks and mortar, but Councils are about providing a service to the community,” Professor Kenley said.
Many Victorian Councils implemented asset management systems over the past decade, but those systems were not designed to provide the information Logometrix delivers which includes the following.
- Is the facility effective?
- Does it meet community needs?
- How does it compare with similar facilities at other Councils?
- Should it be closed, and so forth?
In answering these questions, Logometrix treats the facility as the junction of the asset and the service. Facilities are evaluated using a balanced set of strategic indicators that capture asset, service, community, financial, utilisation and environmental performance of Council facilities.
Logometrix has already won two international awards, including being recognised by the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) with the Award for Best Paper on FM Innovation at the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction’s (CIB) Global Symposium in Glasgow in 2002.
The system is a secure Web based application that is simple to implement and maintain. It has already been extensively tested at a variety of city and regional sites including Melbourne City Council, Bass Coast Shire, Stonnington and Moonee Valley. Although initially aimed at Victorian Council’s, Logometrix will be released nationally later this year. Planning is also underway to extend the service to New Zealand Councils. Logometrix will be provided with comprehensive training, implementation assistance, support and ongoing maintenance. A user group will be established shortly.
Logometrix was officially launched on 16 July 2003 at a seminar conducted at St Kilda Town Hall.
For further information contact Robert Wettenhall at Logometrix Pty Ltd on 0419 306 480, or visit the website at www.logometrix.net
* Copy supplied by Logometrix Pty Ltd
