Monthly Archives: January 2016

Financial Benefits of Strategic Facility Planning

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Labarre Associates, Inc.

Facility Planning provides for numerous opportunities to improve financially by affecting rates of return, net present value, cycle times, and processes. Continue reading →

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Decisions that Pass the Test of Time

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Labarre Associates, Inc.

Once you make a decision, you are headed down a road that locks in your future construction, operating, or lease costs. Your facility decisions may even unknowingly shape your organization’s culture and time to market. Our value proposition is that … Continue reading →

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What is Strategic Facility Planning?

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Labarre Associates, Inc.

A Strategic Facilities Plan is the link between business strategies and real estate strategies.  A recent study in the Journal of Corporate Real Estate indicates that even the best real estate databases do not support high-level portfolio decision making.  Developing … Continue reading →

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Why you Need to Survey Your Parking Lots Today and Tomorrow (January 4th & 5th)

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Labarre Associates, Inc.

The first two working days of the year, parking lots are 100% occupied with 100% attendance at work. This is important because parking lot capacity is the true barometer of a facility’s occupancy capacity. Continue reading →

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