Divide and conquer: A hygienic, efficient, and reliable assembly-line for housekeeping

• Main Authors: CHEN, Xiao Alison, WANG, Rowan, ZHANG, Jianghua
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: housekeeping operation; assembly-line; hotel hygiene; labor efficiency; COVID-19; Asian Studies; Hospitality Administration and Management; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Public Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6732; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7731/viewcontent/Divide_Conquer_2021_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Problem definition: This work focuses on the hotel housekeeping process. In a field study, a possible channel of disease transmission between consecutive guests in hotel rooms is revealed. In order to prevent the transmission, an innovative assembly-line housekeeping method is developed. Academic/pr...