Room cleaning is one of the departments in the hotel that has the most massive expenses and consumables. Items such as toiletries, such as shampoo, conditioner, body lotion or moisturizer, cologne, face soap and body soap; bath towel, hand towel, face towel, bath mat, bathrobe, rubber mat; a sheet, pillow, pillowcase, eyebrow pillow, neck pillow, mattress pillow, blanket, duvet / duvet, bed; toilet paper, facial tissue; coffee maker, coffee sachet, sugar seasoning; ironing board, iron; alarm clock; kitchenware, crockery and cutlery; give away a toothbrush and toothpaste; printed materials, stationery, envelopes, notepads, a pen, a folder, a telephone directory, the Bible or the Holy Quran can have a significant impact on the overall expenses of a hotel.
These are variable assets that, when consumed, damaged, lost or non-standard, discarded or removed from circulation, after they are removed from circulation or consumed, the same quantities must be replenished or replaced with an additional premium to maintain a high standard or quality of service in the hotel.
Fixed assets such as furniture and room accessories such as beds, refrigerators, televisions, mirrors, sofas, armchairs, lounge chairs, tables, telephones, lamps, headboards, air conditioning / heating equipment, etc., can be very costly when damaged or become non-standard. These items are usually included in the capital expenditure budget, especially when repairs are required. But if it is only one or two parts, this amount can be allocated in the current budget.
For machines and equipment, baskets and vacuum cleaners Housekeepers are the most important tool used in the general cleaning and maintenance of hotel rooms and public spaces. Machines such as carpet shampoo and water extraction machine, rotary shampooing machine, floor scrubber and floor polish, wet and dry vacuum cleaner. hydraulic lift etc. are extra heavy duty machines that help with the general cleaning requirements of the hotel. They are also included in the Capital Expenditure Budget.
The laundry room has a washing machine, a washing machine, a dryer, a dry cleaning machine, a folding machine / calendar laundry, tables, carts, cabinets for linen sorter, hangers for mobile hangers, a guest washing printer, and so on. and detergents, bleach, stain remover, dry cleaning fluid, water-based water purification solution, etc., goes to the operating budget.
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When using the above items, consumable or fast-moving items are the most important elements in preparing a budget. Expendable items included in the working budget. Items of fixed assets are included in the Capital Expenditure Budget or capital expenditures.
The operational planning budget is prepared annually and submitted to the Director of Finance for further study and completes the total amount in agreement with the head of the department. The operational budget is always based on the projected percentage of employment next year. For example:
Item: toilet roll @ $ 0.50 / roll
Consumption in 2008 with 50% of employment = 50,000 @ $ 0.50 = 25,000.00 US dollars
The projected employment rate in 2009 is 75%
75% - 50% = 25% (25% of 50,000 = 12,500)
(50% + 25% = 75%) = ($ 25,000.00 + $ 12,500 = 37,500.00)
The remaining positions are calculated in the same way until all the necessary items are included in the budget of the next year.
The capital expenditure budget is designed for specific items or projects that need to be replaced, manufactured and built to improve service to guests or the hotel itself. For example:
The hotel’s management, with the approval of the hotel’s owner, would like to expand the laundry service for non-guests or outside the hotel. The project will be “Laundry shop”, so the contractor will be required to quote on the cost of building a laundry, extra bag for guests / clients, laundry and dry cleaning, as well as extra staff for customer service, etc. To sum up the construction of a laundry store = 35,000 $ 00; additional laundry packages and lists = $ 5,000.00 and additional manpower = $ 9,000 per year.
US $ 35,000.00 will be included in capital expenditures, while additional additional bags / laundry lists and labor will be added to the operational and staffing budget.
Therefore, the operational budget is intended for consumables, and capital expenditures are for a special project or items that are expensive. There are also certain items that are shared by the front office and the household. The costs of these items are distributed between the two departments. When it comes to maintenance, the engineering department assigns to the farm any services provided as maintenance of the machine, in which they must supply the machine parts and labor, therefore they are coordinated with engineering. It is important that household machines are handled with care to avoid such charges.
Monitoring the operating budget is the most important part of the business. Thanks to state-of-the-art technology and computer software, daily updated total expenses against the estimated amount become possible and easy to track so as not to exceed the amount budgeted. Every end of the month, the Accounting Department distributes copies of the budget of the previous month to the Director General and Heads of the Department so that they can view and analyze where their budget is in the queue and where it is not. The CEO will require a reasonable report from the head of department to exceed his budget because he is accountable to the corporation, as well as to the hotel owner.
