chapter 3 Flashcards
mid term
hotel resources? 7=
people, money, time, procerdures, materials, energy, equipments
Basic Planning Activities a housekeeping manager needs to know!
MANAGE resources, procedure, time, equipment, staff quantity, money and materials
why house keeping need to plan out everything accordingly ?
to minimize cost, maximize productivity, minimize material use, run the housekeeping efficiency in the system, maximize productivity of staff
House keeping department not only cleans room, what are the other area they clean?
corridors, public, pool, offices, store room, laundry room, lobby
what happens if housekeeping department dont run well?
they will run out of order, unproductive, not getting enough room to sell out on time which will affects the sales, cost of cleaning will increase, in the end hotel could not operate properly
Basic planning activities
This is the first principle of how to clean up a hotel and run efficiently with a minimal cost
what item AND WHERE needs to be clean or maintained
Area Inventory list
how often the items within specific area needs to be clean?
Frequency schedules
What must be done in order to clean or clean or maintain in a specific area?
Performance standard
How long does it take to complete a task?
Productivity standards
What equipment and supplies will be needed for staff to operate efficiently
Inventory levels
What is Area Inventory Lists
First step before to plan is to create AIL., WHAT AND WHERE TO CLEAN.
How does AIL operate and what to clean.
Should be very detailed to let staff follow the sequences and procedures and what to clean
what is Frequency schedules
how often items or a area must be clean
how FS works?
plan on schedulling, how often, when and what situation.