Page 18 - CESL Asia E-Newsletter - 6th ISSUE

Factories’ Everyday Workflow In brief, the laundry received from the clients, generally linen, uni- forms and garments, will firstly be separated into different wash- ing categories manually and ac- cordingly before being sent for washing. One washing machine is capable of dealing with 90 ki- lograms of laundry every 90 sec- onds, making it possible to process a daily amount of 90 thousands kilograms of linen and more than 60 thousands articles of uniforms. The washed and fully-dried linen will then be individually ironed and folded either manually or Resources inside the Factories 廠房內的資源 mechanically before assembled in trolleys ready for delivery. Af- All the 400 Staff members work- 在廠房工作的400名員工主要分 terwards, the staff will decently ing at the laundry factory is chief- 為整理分類、洗滌、熨燙、折 pack the processed linen before ly classified into five major cate- 疊及包裝等五大類別。雖然每 them being sent back respectively gories, namely Sorting, Washing, 位員工都會被指派到某一類別 to their clients. The above entire Ironing, Folding and Packing. 單位工作，但卻無礙他們了解 process shall be finished within 24 However, being assigned to a 彼此單位之間的運作，因為公 hours to ensure a timely delivery particular department does not 司定期都會安排各種跨部門培 and sufficient stock for the hotels constrain them from gaining pro- 訓予各員工以防發生任何突發 15 and casinos. fessional knowledge on other de- 事故或人手不足的情況；然而 partments’ operation as cross-team 考慮到員工應要熟悉其所負責 廠房每日工作流程 trainings are offered to each one on 的器械，公司都盡量避免對員 a regular basis against unexpected 工進行崗位輪換。除此之外， 簡單來說，從各客戶收集回來 emergencies and manpower short- 廠房設有專門負責對各機械設 待洗的衣物、布草及制服首先 age. The company yet avoids job 備進行定期維修的工作小組， 經過人手分門別類，再根據不 rotation for its personnel consider- 大約由15人所組成。為確保 同類別送去清洗。每一組洗衣 ing the staff’s familiarity with the 廠房每日運作順利及應付突發 機每90秒清洗90公斤衣物，達 equipment they are put in charge 機件故障，公司都有大批後備 致一天9萬公斤的布草及6萬多 of. Besides, there is an on-site 配件以作更換。而對於難以預 件制服的總清洗量。經過洗滌 maintenance team of around 15 料的意外如斷電及供水出現問 及乾烘的布草便會逐件進行人 responsible for performing reg- 題，廠房裡的發電機便會發揮 手或機械熨燙、折疊，然後再 ular maintenance for the equip- 其功用繼續供電，當主要鍋爐 被湊集起來，等待運送。最後 ment and appliances at the plants. 未能正常運作，亦能依賴備用 員工會把處理過的布草衣物妥 To ensure smooth daily operation, 鍋爐，廠房本身亦有作預防措 善包裝，才將其運返。以上整 the factories stock an extensive set 施，定期儲水。 個程序連運送需要在24小時內 of spare parts for the equipment 進行，保證洗淨的衣物布草能 against abrupt machine break- 夠及時運回各大酒店賭場再供 down. For unexpected external 客人使用。 accidents such as power cutoff or water supply issues, the company also has its on-site generator that produces back-up electricity, a sec- ondary boiler that covers over the first one’s failure or even precau- tionary measures of water storage in advance.