<s>
A	O
facility	B-Application
information	I-Application
model	I-Application
is	O
an	O
information	B-Application
model	I-Application
of	O
an	O
individual	O
facility	O
that	O
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
data	O
and	O
documents	O
about	O
the	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difference	O
with	O
a	O
product	O
model	O
is	O
that	O
a	O
product	O
model	O
is	O
typically	O
a	O
model	O
about	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
product	O
expressed	O
as	O
a	O
data	O
structure	O
,	O
whereas	O
a	O
facility	B-Application
information	I-Application
model	I-Application
typically	O
is	O
an	O
integration	O
of	O
1000	O
–	O
10,000	O
components	O
and	O
their	O
properties	O
and	O
relations	O
and	O
10,000	O
–	O
50,000	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
facility	B-Application
information	I-Application
model	I-Application
is	O
intended	O
for	O
users	O
that	O
search	O
for	O
data	O
and	O
documents	O
about	O
the	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
facility	O
and	O
their	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Facility	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Model	I-Application
can	O
be	O
an	O
instantiation	O
of	O
a	O
fixed	O
data	B-Application
model	I-Application
or	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
expressed	O
in	O
a	O
flexible	O
modeling	B-Language
language	I-Language
such	O
as	O
Gellish	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
facility	B-Application
information	I-Application
model	I-Application
about	O
a	O
plant	O
,	O
a	O
building	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
usually	O
called	O
a	O
Plant	O
Information	B-Application
Model	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Model	I-Architecture
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Facility	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Model	I-Application
can	O
be	O
created	O
according	O
to	O
various	O
modeling	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
facility	B-Application
information	I-Application
model	I-Application
is	O
in	O
principle	O
system	O
independent	O
and	O
only	O
deals	O
with	O
data	O
and	O
document	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Facility	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Model	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
following	O
sections	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Facility	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Model	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
documents	O
and	O
data	O
sets	O
in	O
various	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
consistency	O
and	O
communication	O
between	O
systems	O
and	O
other	O
parties	O
that	O
dictionary	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
every	O
Facility	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Model	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quality	O
of	O
a	O
Facility	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Model	I-Application
is	O
determined	O
by	O
its	O
completeness	O
,	O
consistency	O
,	O
up-to-dateness	O
and	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
facility	B-Application
information	I-Application
model	I-Application
can	O
be	O
implemented	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Important	O
kinds	O
of	O
systems	O
in	O
which	O
Facility	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Models	I-Application
will	O
most	O
likely	O
be	O
implemented	O
are	O
document-oriented	O
systems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Document	O
Management	O
Systems	O
(	O
EDMSs	O
)	O
,	O
Content	B-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
(	O
CMS	O
systems	O
)	O
or	O
Enterprise	O
Content	B-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
(	O
ECM	O
systems	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
kind	O
of	O
systems	O
in	O
which	O
facility	B-Application
information	I-Application
models	I-Application
may	O
be	O
implemented	O
are	O
more	O
data-oriented	O
systems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Product	O
Data	O
Management	O
Systems	O
(	O
PDM	O
systems	O
)	O
and	O
Product	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
systems	O
(	O
PLM	O
systems	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Facility	B-Application
information	I-Application
models	I-Application
include	O
QuickBase	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
MYBOS	O
,	O
ServiceChannel	O
,	O
AwareManager	O
,	O
OfficeSpace	O
Software	O
,	O
eSSETS	O
,	O
faciliCAD	O
,	O
VAR	O
facility	O
management	O
solutions	O
and	O
SKYSITE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
