Having a just in time (JIT) inventory of key parts and supplies for future repairs will help reduce downtime and eliminate service delays. Standardizing linen inventory will make operations faster and reduce customer headaches. Additional revenue can be secured when the laundry wash program includes linen rental. The ideal customer will use a wash/rental program with the commercial laundry plant versus the client owning their own linen. Universal linen will allow for a faster operation and program. Instead of customers having their linens sorted, washed, dried and loaded sepa-rately, the laundry plant can focus on all linen as one and each customer as one. Besides more effective inventory controls, the standardization of linen elimi-nates customer complaints of “their linen” being lost. some kind of linen program that minimizes linen taken out. An efficient commercial laundry will be able to provide services and help custom-ers save money. Whether managing a healthcare laun-dry facility or a hospitality laundry facil-ity, improving workforce efficiency while maximizing quality and service requires an authority who knows how to motivate, educate and create an environment of teamwork to make it all happen. Utilization and education programs help raise the quality of a commercial laundry operation while driving down costs. Dedicated commercial laundries achieve great cleaning results for linens and can help deliver positive outcomes for end users. CM Controlling Costs The best way to maintain quality, cost equivalence and cost savings is to optimize linen utilization by the end user. Linen utilization is an overlooked budget item; however, it can completely squeeze already tight resources. The key to controlling laundry expenses is to shift the mindset from a cost-per-pound mentality to a linen utilization mentality. The laundry plant can partner with the end user and offer solutions for more effec-tive linen control and utilization, thus reduc-ing customer expenditures. It is very important to set goals in order to manage linen utilization costs. End users can manage linen usage effec-tively by using color-coded bags to prevent throwing linen in the trash and implement-ing a bed change policy. Another idea is to consider using linen more efficiently. For example, the end user places a sheet on top of the bath blankets when patients request more warmth. This practice warms patients better than a thermal, while weighing a pound less. In a hospital scenario, end users should ensure that all ambulance companies, nursing homes and funeral homes have Crisp. Clean. And Environmentally Green. From the start, Clothesline Fresh TM laundry products have been formulated not only for high efficiency cleaning, but also to benefit the health and well-being of people and the environment. Now, Spartan expands its green promise by offering five, new Design for the Environment approved products. Spartan’s extensive line of Clothesline Fresh products deliver advanced, sustainable laundry solutions teamed with Spartan’s legendary customer service and CIMS-GB certified sales force … helping you meet your company’s goals for a sustainable future. To learn more, contact your local Spartan authorized distributor. Visit www.spartanchemical.com or call toll-free, 800-537-8990. What is DfE? The DfE (Design for the Environment) program is an EPA standards program to promote and encourage the use of products that incorporate environmentally preferable ingredients. Look for the DfE logo on the label! © SCC 2/12 Formulated in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment program. Product Information no. 210 on page 24 www.cmmonline.com 19
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