In hotel management, besides the operational efficiency or the importance of reporting transparency between you and your laundry provider, linen, bath robes or towels theft is an issue that definitely needs attention, being a common headache.
But what if the solution is simply applying RFID laundry tags to the hotel textiles?
What if you couldavoid losing up to 20% of your textile active stockyearly, through the RFID anti-theft system? Let’s take an example:
The average of textiles reported as stolen from a hotel is up to 20% of its active inventory every year, a recentstudy on linen securityordered by a leading international laundry player reveals, regarding the hotel guests’ attitude to hotel linen theft.
A medium size, 4-star hotel, with an RFID security systemrecovered 90% of the itemsthat were about to leave its premises and turn into losses and costs,saving up to € 20.000, in just one year!
But what happened to the other 10%?They were reported live on the security notepad as “theft intent” but the hotel representatives decided not to recover them. Thus, they were the ones todecide which textiles they wanted to recoverand which they would let go, assuming responsibility and a certain cost.
Among the stolen and recovered items, over half were stolen towels and 22% were pillow cases! How could you recover such a large amount of items without adiscreet yet efficient anti-theft system? Why discreet? It is small, pleasant to the eye, and it does not beep to put your clients in an uncomfortable situation – your security responsible is informed on his notepad and decides how to proceed.
In order to identify and monitor losses, we need to monitor the linen location and active inventory. In order to completely avoid losses, we need a security system enabling us tospot in real time when linen leave the monitored hotel area – that is what the RFIDHY’s laundry tag does.
RFID is a tool that enables all these features, while offering transparent and reliable information to both parties:
- No more problems inidentifying or recovering stolen items– full monitoring of items by RFID antennas mounted in access points enable real-time highlighting of items that leave the monitored area and facilitate the online inventory check;
- No more misunderstandings regardinglost linen– RFID enables transparent traceability of items, helping to understand location and responsibility for the loss;
- No more questions regarding thelocation of linen or the active inventory– enjoy online reports such as textile location or active inventory;
- No more lack of transparency, mismatching information or conflicts.
Linen security is a highly relevant topic for both the hospitality and laundry service sectors, increasingly acknowledged by leading international players.
As a laundry company we call this new RFID-enabled benefit –superior security for hotel linen management. As a hotel, you may call it simply – the freedom to focus on your main business.
All these operational problems are generating hidden costs for a hotel, increasing the actual cost of laundry service. With our RFID laundry tag we eliminate the hidden costs and deliver a better value for your money!
If you are interested in the sustainability aspect and superior ROI for your business, stay up close! The RFID technology has more surprises in store for you.
For more information about RFID Laundry Tag, please visit:
http://www.rfidhy.com/rfid-products/rfid-washable-tag/
