FACS:  The FACS module consists of a basic format which performs: 1) assessments of facility condition and adequacy 2) cost estimating & financial analyses 3) customized program planning & simulation of hypothetical "what if" solutions. Cost data from FAI/CBP may be used for FACS.

 Facility Assessment and Capital Strategy 
"What if" solutions are developed jointly by a team consisting of the owner and CADAFIS professionals who have bivalent skills of Process Improvement Facilitators and Architects.

There are two forms of process improvements which are often combined: 1) Elimination of non-value added work and, 2) Adding new features to meet customers needs. The CADAFIS planning technique differentiates between value added and non-value added work. Analysis is directed to purpose and workflow. Both management and line personnel scrutinize their objectives and their ties to internal and external customers and suppliers.

Preferred solutions are simulated to find the least cost combination of capital costs, payroll and operating costs. The "what if" solutions are factored for the impact of capital expenditures upon operating costs. Savings are stated in terms of present value.

Due to the non-profit character of the institutions such as healthcare, educational, correctional, university residency, port authority and government agencies, there has been a dearth of planning technology that addresses the substitution of capital costs for operating costs. Significant cost savings have been achieved in the private, for-profit sector in the substitution of capital for payroll costs.

 Methodology of FACS  - Hospitals & Healthcare - solutions to improve operating margins