BHCT 307 Housekeeping Theory (5th Sem)

  UNIT 4 CONCEPTUAL PLANNING MEANING OF CONCEPTUAL PLANNING Something is conceptual when it deals primarily with abstract or original thoughts. A conceptual plan is one in an early stage. The concept, or idea, behind it is that everyday objects become art when looked at outside of their uses. A conceptual plan is a scaled drawing to help provide a concept of what will fit on the site. It provides a starting point to help begin discussion. You may provide to future consultants (engineers, landscape architects) as a base point with community or elected officials. The Conceptual Plan — also known as the Preliminary or Layout Plan — begins with an initial consultation. THE NEW EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPER Being appointed executive housekeeper of an on-going operation has its challenges. After a brief introduction and orientation, the new manager would normally be expected to improve upon and bring about changes in operations related to the management potential for which he or she mi...

  UNIT 3 MANAGING HOUSEKEEPING PERSONNEL   SCHEDULING Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process. Scheduling is used to allocate plant and machinery resources, plan human resources, plan production processes and purchase materials. Once the executive housekeeper determines who will work in the department, he or she needs to determine when each will work. Effective scheduling makes sure all the necessary tasks are accomplished. CREATING ROTATIONAL AND STANDING SCHEDULE Using various management and forecasting tools, professional housekeepers generally make up a standing schedule that serves as a broad, long term framework for scheduling. The standard schedule reflects the number of workers needed on average to do the work assigned to the department. Computers have eased the formerly labour intensive task of scheduling. In some properties, this standard sche...