The main duties of a housekeeping department are:
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Functional departments are the higher level departments, such as Sales, under which sub-departments like Field Sales for example fall.
A new trend in housekeeping departments is brightly colored kitchen appliances. Keep your eyes out for bring red, blue, and green mixers, blenders, and coffee makers.
I'm sure different hotels have different departments and sub-departments within each, but some standard departments are Front Office/Guest Services, Housekeeping, General Management, Stewarding, Food & Beverage, Banquets, Sales, Accounting, Security, Purchasing, PR/Marketing, HR. Higher end hotels may also have Recreation & Sport Mangement (e.g. Golf, Tennis), Spa Management, Retail Shop Management, Membership Department.
The sub units of an organisation dealing with the various needs of the organisation
I don't know all of them. But there is the pharmacy, respiratory, anesthesiology, physical therapy, RN, doctors, emergency, surgery, oncology, laboratory, volunteer, housekeeping, and X-ray departments.
Many larger hotels have folding machines for sheets in their housekeeping departments, if they still do their own laundry. Some hotels have their sheets sent out to be cleaned. The smaller hotels today still have washers and dryers, but the housekeeping staff folds the sheets and towels.
In those departments which are divided into several precincts or sub-districts (usually larger agencies) it is usually based on population distribution.
Support services departments in a hotel include housekeeping, maintenance, and front office operations. Housekeeping ensures cleanliness and order in guest rooms and public areas, while maintenance handles repairs and upkeep of hotel facilities and equipment. The front office manages guest check-ins and check-outs, reservations, and overall guest relations. Together, these departments contribute to a seamless and enjoyable guest experience.
Housekeeping Executive Accounting Administration Facilities Management Guest Services F&B Security
They have a typical business chain of command. There are under-secretaries. The departments have several sub-departments and specialized branches that each have division heads. Only the top-level positions are political appointees. The others are permanent civil service employees. Every department has a web-page that gives details on its organization and sub-department.