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Piper, James E. – American School and University, 1977
An energy management program has resulted in an energy reduction, compared with figures of three years ago, of 28 percent in electricity and 37 percent in natural gas. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Lighting, Management Systems, Operations Research
Thomas, Al – American School and University, 1979
Purchasing forms carelessly can cost money. Duke University has established a forms management system expected to save $40,000, or almost 10 percent, in the first year of operation. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Bids, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Management Systems
Kruza, Barbara – American School and University, 1979
Outlines common elements that have proven successful in school district energy management programs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Management Systems
Laber, Robert – American School and University, 1979
Explains the Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) and how it can be used by educational institutions. (MLF)
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Management Systems
Rosich, John M. – American School and University, 1972
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Job Simplification, Management Systems
American School and University, 1972
The concept of office landscaping creates an open, flexible layout by grouping office workers, supervisors, and their stations in patterns that depend on group communication and interdepartmental work flow relationships. (Author)
Descriptors: Furniture Arrangement, Group Dynamics, Interior Space, Management Systems
Kravitz, Bernard J. – American School and University, 1977
Outlines what zero base budgeting is and how it can be applied to the educational system. (MLF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Elkins, Floyd – American School and University, 1982
A process developed by the Dallas County (Texas) Community College District allows simultaneous budget development and planning. All units are given a bottom line figure in the fall that is not changed prior to completion of the plan. Contingency plans are included in the total plan. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Colleges, Educational Planning, Management Systems
Harding, Bruce C. – American School and University, 1982
An archivist can help educational institutions in appraising records, preparing retention and disposition schedules, and advising on methods of retaining records. An integrated archival/records management can save money by reducing both the amount of paperwork produced and the amount of storage space needed. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Storage, Management Systems
Selby, Stephen E. – American School and University, 1976
Describes management procedures developed and utilized by Yale University for managing and budgeting capital projects. (JG)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Administration, Educational Finance
Campbell, C. C. – American School and University, 1971
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Bids, Building Conversion, Colleges
American School and University, 1973
An interview with the president of a construction management firm reveals how time and money can be saved through value engineering, scheduling, and cost control. (Author)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Construction Management, Cost Effectiveness, Fast Track Scheduling
Byrnes, Charles R. – American School and University, 1979
Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois has, in one document, a comprehensive "one-and-five" year plan that is designed to develop instructional and program needs and relate them to anticipated revenue as a foundation for the coming year's budget. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Long Range Planning, Management by Objectives, Management Systems
Woodbury, Kenneth B., Jr. – American School and University, 1980
A checklist to use in preparing an energy conservation master plan. (MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Operation, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy