This assignment assesses the following Intended Learning Outcomes:

- Demonstrate understanding in the historical setting of Facilities Management, how it has grown since its creation, and identify facility types and management functions in the field 

- Outline the functions of property management, including the needs for maintenance and timely inspections .

- Appraise the importance of safety and emergency systems and the correct management of disasters 

- Investigate regulatory issues in the local setting of facility management 

- Identify elements of the planning process of facility management and explain and justify the influence of facility management on organizational performance issues 

Observe the following picture in which you may find two cost variables: preventive maintenance and (breakdown + repair)

1. Explain what you understand about the shape of each of them.
2. Considering that the sum of both costs composes the total cost of maintenance, make the drawing of the total cost function. Have you found any special point in the total cost function?