Time and Motion study in House Keeping operations

Time and motion study in housekeeping operations:  Extensive research in the form of time and motion studies to analyse work methods has helped the industry...

Inventory level for non recycled items

Recycled & non recycled inventories: The Executive Housekeeper is responsible for 2 types of inventories. 1) Recycled inventory: It includes linen equipments & some guest supplies like extra...

Calculating staff strengths & Planning duty rosters, team work and leadership in House Keeping

Calculating staff strength:  Compared to other hotel departments, the housekeeping department employs the largest workforce in most hotels. Manpower thus becomes a major operating expense....

HOUSEKEEPING IN OTHER INSTITUTIONS

HOUSEKEEPING IN OTHER INSTITUTIONS Housekeeping is a domestic administration, essential in all kinds of establishment be the hotels, clubs,hospitals, or hostels in the order that...
What is turn down service ?

Job allocation and work schedules

JOB ALLOCATION specifies the area being allocated to the workers called on duty in a given shift. Following points are taken into consideration at the...

Training in HKD, devising training programmes for HK staff

TRAINING IN HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT The efficiency and economy with which any department will operate will depend on the ability of each member of the organization...

Performance and Productivity standards

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS Attempting to define a standard of cleanliness or decide how clean is clean, is difficult, as we are dealing with an intangible product...

Guidelines for hiring contract services

HIRING CONTRACT PROVIDERS Following steps should be followed by management once they have decided to have a particularservice on contract:• Put out tenders to at...

Operating budget – controlling expenses – income statement

Using the operating budget as a control tool: An operating budget is a valuable control tool to monitor the course of operations during a specified...

Stock records – Issuing and Control

STOCK RECORDS – ISSUING AND CONTROL Reason for developing an efficient and effective control system are as follows: Shortage or poor stock rotation will reduce standards...