When economic times slow down, many businesses make the decision to increase pricing, a reality and challenge for the in-house facility manager whose budget is often cut. Maintaining cleaning expectations when costs are going up and available dollars are going down can be very challenging, but it is also feasible.

The first step is to be aware of your cleaning goals and look outside the box to identify cleaning strategies that will help you achieve those goals - even if that means changing from what is currently being done.

posted on 4/18/2010