OR 001 / Apply the method

Professional Edition

Deeper decision tools, editable models and operational resources.

A working system for your operation.

The handbook explains the decision method. Professional provides the tools to apply it to your own operation.

Use the online tools for speed. Use the Excel workbook to adapt assumptions, retain scenarios, compare proposals and document the analysis.

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Included in Professional

  1. Three online decision toolsWorkload, true cost and the full 50-point audit.
  2. Editable Excel workbookThe detailed models, comparisons and dashboards.
  3. Operational resourcesProcurement checklist, source notes, methodology and decision resources.
  4. Tools & UpdatesA version page and the resources included in your licence. No automatic updates or fixed update schedule are promised.

Online tools

Online + Excel

Full Workload Calculator

Model average and design demand using hotel measurements, individual streams, rewash and a separate resilience allowance.

Open Workload Calculator

Online + Excel

True Cost Model

Compare cash and economic costs on a consistent scope. Test outsourcing rates, labour and energy.

Open True Cost Model

Professional Workbook & Resources

The workbook is the place for the more adaptable analysis. Equipment sizing, linen, supplier comparison, KPI tracking and procurement are supplied in Excel.

01

Full Workload Calculator

Measured or planning intensity, stream volumes, rewash and separate design allowance.

02

Equipment Sizing

Required throughput, effective wash/dry/finish capacity, cycle and load assumptions, coverage, bottlenecks and N−1 resilience. A planning model, not an automatic machinery recommendation.

03

True Cost Model

Cash operating cost, capital and space economics, comparable outsourced system cost and sensitivity.

04

Linen PAR & Loss

Turnaround-based PAR, target inventory, shortages and surplus, replacement value, documented wear and unexplained loss. No universal 3-PAR or 4-PAR rule.

05

Supplier Comparison

Up to three proposals: installed project cost, capacity, utilities, maintenance, lifecycle economics, scope differences and technical gates.

06

KPI Tracker / Dashboard

Record operating data in Excel and review workload, productivity, utilities, rewash, linen and downtime.

07

50-Point Audit

All controls, risk weighting, category diagnostics, evidence, owners and actions.

08

Procurement Checklist

Give suppliers the same requirement and scope, including utilities, installation, commissioning, training and acceptance.

09

Decision resources

Workload, cost, linen and audit dashboards, configuration comparison, source notes and methodology.

Your working record

The three online tools support scenario files you can download and reopen. The audit records evidence, owners and actions and can be printed for a management review. Your operational inputs are processed in the browser; they are not saved to an online account.

Keep the workbook and exported scenarios as your analysis record.

Professional licence

Resources are licensed to the purchaser, or the organisation expressly named in the order, for its internal operational analysis. Do not redistribute, resell or publish the files, tools or access credentials. Intellectual property remains with Operational Reference and relevant rights holders.

Read the brief licence

Decision support only. These resources are not engineering design, professional engineering, legal or regulatory advice, manufacturer specifications, or a guarantee of savings or operational results.