Dusty Amroliwala Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Chief Operating Officer Appendix A Areas of Activity Areas of Consideration for VFM Activity This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but is provided for illustration. Some areas may have a potential for cost saving and others can be relatively straightforward to review or market test. Ideally where high spend areas or known efficiencies are identified, these should form the concentration of effort towards deploying VFM activity. CATERING ENERGY ENTERTAINING Alternative forms of Alternative sources Alternative forms provision Consumption/ of provision Staff costs conservation Accommodation Supplies charges Income Catering charges recovery/charging policy ESTATES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE Maintenance Purchase versus Competitive cleaning leasing tendering Grounds Technical support Costs versus maintenance (central/local) risks Space management 'Ownership' Building project (central/local) Facilities Disaster recovery management Update/replacement policy PHOTOCOPYING PURCHASING LIBRARY SERVICES costs Equipment rental Central contracts Income recovery Competitive Income recovery tendering Paper contracts Academic 3rd Party revenue equipment purchases RESEARCH SECURITY SPORTS FACILITIES Management of Asset protection Alternative forms contracts Alternative forms of of provision Purchase and provision Income recovery ownership of assets Outsourcing Staffing and maintenance Charging policy
Dusty Amroliwala Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Chief Operating Officer Appendix A Areas of Activity Areas of Consideration for VFM Activity This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but is provided for illustration. Some areas may have a potential for cost saving and others can be relatively straightforward to review or market test. Ideally where high spend areas or known efficiencies are identified, these should form the concentration of effort towards deploying VFM activity. CATERING ENERGY ENTERTAINING Alternative forms of provision Staff costs Supplies Income recovery/charging policy Alternative sources Consumption/ conservation Alternative forms of provision Accommodation charges Catering charges ESTATES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE Maintenance cleaning Grounds maintenance Space management Building project Facilities management Purchase versus leasing Technical support (central/local) 'Ownership' (central/local) Disaster recovery Update/replacement policy Competitive tendering Costs versus risks LIBRARY SERVICES PHOTOCOPYING PURCHASING costs Income recovery Equipment rental Income recovery Paper contracts 3rd Party revenue Central contracts Competitive tendering Academic equipment purchases RESEARCH SECURITY SPORTS FACILITIES Management of contracts Purchase and ownership of assets Asset protection Alternative forms of provision Outsourcing Alternative forms of provision Income recovery Staffing and maintenance Charging policy
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