Reusability drives the linen, uniform and textile services industry. Most merchandise consists of textiles for reuse by the same or multiple customers. Keeping an item in service for the longest possible time maximizes profitability. Providing the same products to multiple customers reduces inventory-control requirements and further controls costs. Imagine the margin your company would achieve if your market allowed you to rent a limited number of items, every one of them lasting the duration of its expected life, with complete reusability between all customers.

Most operators who have been in the industry for decades agree their businesses never achieved this ...