| A | B |
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| Recycled & nonrecycled inventories | Responsibilities of the executive housekeeper |
| Recycled inventories | linens, equipment, cribs, irons |
| Par number | Number of recycled items that must be on hand to ensure smooth operations |
| Non-recycled inventories | cleaning supplies, guest amenities, guestroom supplies |
| Par number for non-recycled inventories | minimum and maximum quantity |
| Minimum | Fewest # of purchase units on hand |
| Maximum | Greatest # of purchase units on hand at any one time |
| calculating inventory | Beginning inventory + purchases – issues |
| Cleaning Supplies Inventory Levels | Par rates tied to supplies’ consumption |
| lead-time quantity | # of purchase units that are used up between the order time and received time |
| safety stock level | # of purchase units that must always be on hand to ensure smooth operation at all times |
| Perpetual Inventory | record of all materials requisitioned for supply closets |
| linen | Most important recycled inventory item under exec housekeeper |
| personnel | 1st highest housekeeping expense |
| linen | 2nd highest housekeeping expense |
| Par level for linen | Standard stock level needed for efficient housekeeping operation |
| One par of linen | total # of each type of linen needed to outfit all guestrooms one time |
| 1st par level of linen | linens laundered, stored, ready for use |
| 2nd par level of linen | yesterday’s linens to be laundered |
| 3rd par level of linen | linens to be stripped for the room today & laundered tomorrow |
| 4th par level of linen | replacement of worn, damaged, lost, or stolen linens |
| 5th par level of linen | emergency situations |
| 24 hours | Laundered linens rest in storage |
| occupancy report | report used to determine how much linen is needed to bring each floor linen closet back up to par for the next day |
| evening crew | restocks floor linen closets |
| Physical Inventory | Most important part of managing linen |
| Exec Housekeeper | person who orders linen |
| Annual Order = Par Stock Level minus Linen on Hand | Formula used to determine annual linen purchase |
| Cost per use | Purchase Cost plus Life Span Laundering Cost |
| Laundering costs | Multiply the item’s weight by the hotel’s laundering cost per pound, then multiply again by # of launderings the item can withstand |
