RFID Linen Management System
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In the Hospitality Industry for Eighteen Years
Offices in Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Australia
RFID Installations for Eight Years
Programming Staff and Network Specialists
Experienced Installation Team
24/7 Support with a 15 Minute Response Time
Evolution in Asset Tracking
It started with barcode technology,
enabling individual tracking
Then, RFID tags enabled tracking for
garments and linens
Foundation LogicSystems now offers UHF RFID tags for
tracking every asset with the ability to
read twenty feet away
Finally! Linen and Terry Can Be Tracked
How?
 By attaching RFID tags to every piece
 Via scanning every linen to the laundry and back
 Doing so makes taking inventory easy and accurate
 And, gives a return on investment in less than one year!
UHF RFID Tags
Tags can survive harsh industrial laundry process
RFID tags can be washed 200 times and are reusable
Thin and flexible linen tag with a 4 -6 foot read range
The tags perform at a 99.9% accuracy rate!
Linen Tracking
RFID Tags Are Placed in a Label and Sewn on Terry ,
Linen and Garments
Each Asset is Identified by Vendor, Item #, Description, Cost and Depreciation Method
Setting up the System
The ID #, Location, Current Value and Length of Time in Service is Identified
Linen Information
The RFID Scanning Process
Antennas send the info the reader
800 Linens
The reader converts the signal
The antenna captures the RFID tag
numbers sewn on the linens
The computer reads the data.
Up to 800 items can be read at once with 99.9 % accuracy
When Linens Arrive on Property an Immediate Inventory is Available
Report Module
Soiled Linens
Laundry
All Soiled Linens are Scanned at One Time When Sent to the Laundry
Hamper Reading Station
Antennas can be Placed in Doorways or Loading Docks
When Linen, Terry & Garments are Sent to Laundry – Quantities are Verified
Cleaned Linens Received at the Hotel
All Items in the Hamper are Scanned at Once and Produce
an Outstanding Report
Outstanding Report
Linen Closet Reports Provide Stocking Requirements for Every Floor
Stocking Linen Closets
Laundry Billing Reports are Produced as Items are Received at the Hotel
Laundry Billing Report
Departmental Cleaning Reports are Expensed by the Rooms and F&B Departments
Expense Reports
Real-Time Inventory
A Hand-held Scanner Can Take Inventory in a Linen Closet
in Minutes and in Real-Time
Hundreds of Items can be Read at Once - Counting and Labor-Intensive
Monthly Inventories are Eliminated
Inventory Module
Establish Loss Control
Antennas can be Placed at Employee Exits to Monitor Assets Leaving the Property
A Purchase Requisition can be Automatically Created Based on Required Purchases
Purchasing Module
The System Enables Creation of Purchase Orders and On-Line Approvals
Purchasing Module
A Report Specifying the Age of Every Linen can be Created
Management Reporting
Using One Report, Management can Determine if the Linen Department
has an Optimum Inventory
Management Control
Linen Manager --- Saves You Money
in Four Primary Ways
 Holding the Laundry Accountable
You'll know exactly what is sent to the laundry and what is returned
 Reduction in Purchasing
Savings made by keeping the inventory at optimal levels, and not purchasing
more linen than you needed
 Vendor Accountability
The life cycle of linen can be tracked and vendor representation monitored
 Labor Reduction
Savings through RFID automation of linen inventory and accounting tasks
Labor
37%
Purchasing
12%
ROI
Losses
51%