Textile service providers supply their customers with laundry from their own facilities across a defined service area, which may vary in size. To maximise efficiency, delivery routes are carefully optimised, often with the help of route-planning software. Nevertheless, there are always customers located far away from any regular route and/or those renting only small quantities of textiles or sending limited volumes for processing. In such cases, the cost-benefit ratio for the textile service provider is hardly viable, as rental prices are generally calculated according to fixed tariffs and standard price lists. The industry is therefore keen to find alternative ways of transporting these items to customers more efficiently.
