In the supplies aspect, we have divided into two aspect of supplies, cleaning supplies and guest supplies. In cleaning supplies, these supplies are used as cleaning the hotel’s area frequently, we always use them when room attendant and public area attendant are cleaning the guest room and public area. For example, all-purpose liquid cleaner, we use it to clean most surface. Moreover, the glass cleaner and carpet cleaning chemicals, we use them to clean windows, glass, and mirrors and the carpets and floors respectively. These supplies will consume in a high speed. Therefore, we have to keep several number of cleaning supplies in our storeroom. On the other hand, we have guest supplies. The guest supplies are used to conducive to the guest’s material comfort and convenience. For example, we have toothbrush, shower gel, pillow cases, etc. These supplies need to change every time after the customers have checked out, so our hotel needs many guest room supplies to keep in the storeroom.
In order to keeping the equipment and supplies in housekeeping department, there are fixed assets and operating assets. In fixed assets, these items have a long-term life span generally over a year. It can be subcategorized into FF&E, software, and department equipment. In FF&E asset, they mostly have a 5-7 tear life span like beds, chairs, painting, mattress etc. it has the longest life of the equipment. In software asset, they mostly have a 3-5 year life span, pillows, bedspreads, blankets are the example of software example, these supplies appear in the guest room at most. Finally, we have department equipment, glass washes, rotary floor scrubbers are the example of department