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Chapter 5

Planning Housekeeping Operations

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Objectives

The reader should be able to

• realize the importance of planning housekeeping operations &


understand the role of each planning document.

• Understand the steps involved in the planning process and


plan the work of housekeeping department on paper, using the
various planning documents.

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Basic planning documents
Initial planning questions Resultant planning documents

Q. 1. What work has to be done ? ► Division of work document

► Area inventory lists

Q. 2. When and how often the work


has to be done ? ► Frequency schedules

Q. 3. How and to what standard the


work is to be done ? ► Performance standards

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Basic planning documents……(contd)
Initial planning questions Resultant planning documents

Q. 4. How long it will take to


accomplish the work in
accordance with the
standards set ? ► Productivity standards

Q. 5. What amounts of equipment


and supplies should be provided
to the staff to meet the set
performance and productivity
standards ? ► Inventory levels

Q. 6. Who will do the work ? ► Work schedules

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