Linen rental washing, as a new washing mode, has been accelerating its promotion in China in recent years. As one of the earliest companies in China to implement smart rent and wash, Blue Sky TRS, after years of practice and exploration, what kind of experience has Blue Sky TRS accumulated? Here we make a share for you.
Blue Sky TRS and Shanghai Chaojie Company merged in July 2023. The two companies, as the first to explore the linen rental washing model, are the first to get involved in and explore the rent-style shared linen washing manufacturers since 2015.
From the beginning to linen flow management as the entry point to carry out digital construction, so far, it has created a CRM system, core ERP system, WMS library management system, logistics management, DCS field data acquisition system, customer sales management system, and other digital systems to assist the laundry plant digital management.
Design Positioning Logic and Model Establishment
In our previous exploration scenario, the main business model of the laundry plant is nothing more than two, one is washing, and the other is rental washing. After we have determined the business characteristics, we will sort out the whole business process. The question is: Is there a winning end of marketing? Or logistics service side? Is it the internal lean production end or the supply chain end? No matter where the biggest problem is found, it needs to be sorted out digitally and optimized for efficiency.
For example, when Blue Sky TRS began to do rental washing in 2015, the IT industry was able to apply very little to the laundry industry. Only a few companies can do it, but it goes from 0 to 1. Now, from a theoretical point of view, people have a certain understanding of the digitalization of traditional industries. The success of digital transformation requires 70% laundry industry expertise and 30% IT knowledge. No matter how fancy or cool the digitalization is, it is a tool that must be attached to the industry. Whether it is industry + Internet, industry + IoT, or industry +ABC (artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing), strategic design and positioning must always be grounded and depend on the business model of the laundry plant itself.
With the practical exploration of Blue Sky TRS, we believe that the specific rent-washing model should be established from the following aspects.
❑ Asset Management
The key breakthrough must be asset management, which is also the most important link of closed loop and full life cycle traceability management of textile processes.
❑ Collection and Analysis of All Kinds of Data in Production and Management.
For example, the linen washing quality, pollution, damage, loss of linen, and other data in the washing process, as well as the product supply of washing suppliers, customer feedback, etc., should be close to the actual situation of the business in any case.
The Core Value of Industry Transformation and Upgrading
In the next 10 years, we can imagine that the entire process, the entire business loop, and the entire scenario will be digitized. At the same time, the integration of the three levels of informatization, digitalization, and digital intelligence of the industry still takes a long time to complete. The digitization of the laundry industry ecosystem requires the joint construction, co-creation, and sharing of all industry owners. It is very difficult for any company or individual to do it alone. As far as the current status of the development of the industry is concerned, digital transformation will undoubtedly bring many new development opportunities or new value, but in terms of the linen washing industry, the market increment is limited, so the optimization of the stock will become the theme of the development of the next decade.
Conclusion
It is believed that like-minded laundry enterprises in the entire industry can be united and integrated through digitalization, finally achieving comprehensive digital management, rather than the traditional reliance on capital, resources, prices, and interpersonal relationships. We look forward to digitalization becoming the core value of industry transformation, upgrading, and development, and also look forward to digitalization leading the laundry industry to the road of the blue Ocean.
Post time: Apr-21-2025