This month’s issue centers on the topic of innovation, as many of our articles discuss new concepts or technology that housekeeping departments are using to increase efficiency, quality and profits.

Unfortunately, it seems many facilities overlook the potential for innovation in housekeeping operations, often making it more difficult for managers in these areas to implement the worthwhile ideas they might have. But in this issue, we offer a variety of anecdotes regarding how housekeeping decision makers are setting a new tone in their areas.

Our cover story discusses the many ways cleaning staffs are using green cleaning to improve their environments without breaking their budgets. In Benchmarks, we discuss how one hospital has partnered with its supplier to test new tools, reaping many benefits from the process after just a short time. And in our technology coverage, we discuss the many ways housekeeping decision makers are making a case for high-tech business tools to better run their departments and lower costs.

We think this issue will give you a few new ideas to consider in your own operations and, as always, we welcome your input regarding other improvements you’ve already implemented in your organizations.




POSTED ON: 4/1/2002