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Miller, Floyd G.; Pleasant, James – American School and University, 1974
Reduction of storage requirements, purchasing problems, handling, and costs has become a reality through the use of cleaning products in portion-controlled packages at the Chicago Circle Campus and the Medical Center of the University of Illinois. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Job Simplification, Sanitation, School Maintenance
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1974
Mechanization offers management an increase in production and a decrease in costs. Workers are offered more freedom from routine and dangerous jobs and, in some cases, more money and job upgrading. (Author)
Descriptors: Automation, Cost Effectiveness, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Simplification
Rosich, John M. – American School and University, 1972
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Job Simplification, Management Systems
Dwyer, Michael J., Jr. – American School and University, 1980
The work order, when used properly, provides a lasting record of the work actually accomplished and can be a valuable management tool to determine future budgets, predict equipment failure rate, and provide other important information used in decision making. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Job Simplification
Walker, John – American School & University, 2002
Offers strategies to make schools' cleaning operations run more smoothly. Discusses how to estimate the amount of space that needs cleaning and how long it should take, the benefits of team cleaning versus zone cleaning, and the importance of monitoring complaints and overtime to ensure staff is performing efficiently. (EV)
Descriptors: Cleaning, Custodian Training, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
Nat Sch, 1969
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Equipment Maintenance, Job Simplification
Forrest, W. F. – School Progress, 1973
A detailed examination of work methods, procedures, and equipment, followed by preparation of written schedules for each custodian, can cut custodial costs without affecting the quality of cleanliness in the schools. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Custodian Training, Job Simplification
Shimanoff, Perry S. – American School and University, 1980
Principals can be trained to supervise maintenance personnel. An in-service custodial management training program designed for principals is outlined. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Custodian Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
Shimanoff, Perry S. – American School and University, 1980
School districts can reduce payrolls and be more efficient by installing work simplification programs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Simplification
Download full textSmith, J. McCree – 1966
Three methods for the preparation of maintenance budgets are discussed--(1) a traditional method, inconclusive and obsolete, based on gross square footage, (2) the formula approach method based on building classification (wood-frame, masonry-wood, masonry-concrete) with maintenance cost factors for each type plus custodial service rates by type of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Job Simplification
Berry, John A.; Roberson, Robert – 1967
A computerized system for maintenance management is described in terms of components--inventory control, scheduling of custodial work, preventive maintenance, new work and review and analysis. A flow chart for the system is presented showing the interrelation of the components and the details of each component, for example, 'New Work' includes…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Data Collection, Equipment Maintenance
PDF pending restorationAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Planning and Research Branch. – 1977
This study examines the required levels of custodial services for schools in the County of Athabasca. Standard work units were described and applied to the tasks specified for each school. As a result, it was found that the level of custodial staffing is presently below requirements. Recommendations were set forth for increasing the custodial…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Custodian Training, Educational Programs
Vicino, Frank L. – 1979
This paper outlines the design and use of two linear models as decision-making tools in a school district. The problem to be solved was the allocation of resources for both clerical and custodial personnel. A solution was desired that could be quantified and documented and objectively serve the needs of the district. A clerical support model was…
Descriptors: Clerical Workers, Elementary Education, Factor Analysis, Job Simplification
