This chapter discusses the importance of planning housekeeping operations and outlines the basic planning documents used. It addresses six initial planning questions that help determine: 1) what work needs to be done, 2) how often the work is done, 3) performance standards for how the work is done, 4) productivity standards for how long work takes, 5) necessary equipment and supply levels, and 6) work schedules to assign who does the work. The key planning documents that result from addressing these questions are: division of work documents, area inventory lists, frequency schedules, performance standards, productivity standards, inventory levels, and work schedules. Proper planning allows the housekeeping department work to be organized on paper before implementation.
This chapter discusses the importance of planning housekeeping operations and outlines the basic planning documents used. It addresses six initial planning questions that help determine: 1) what work needs to be done, 2) how often the work is done, 3) performance standards for how the work is done, 4) productivity standards for how long work takes, 5) necessary equipment and supply levels, and 6) work schedules to assign who does the work. The key planning documents that result from addressing these questions are: division of work documents, area inventory lists, frequency schedules, performance standards, productivity standards, inventory levels, and work schedules. Proper planning allows the housekeeping department work to be organized on paper before implementation.
This chapter discusses the importance of planning housekeeping operations and outlines the basic planning documents used. It addresses six initial planning questions that help determine: 1) what work needs to be done, 2) how often the work is done, 3) performance standards for how the work is done, 4) productivity standards for how long work takes, 5) necessary equipment and supply levels, and 6) work schedules to assign who does the work. The key planning documents that result from addressing these questions are: division of work documents, area inventory lists, frequency schedules, performance standards, productivity standards, inventory levels, and work schedules. Proper planning allows the housekeeping department work to be organized on paper before implementation.