CALCULATION OF LINEN REQUIREMENTS - PAR STOCK - PAR LEVEL

 

CALCULATION OF LINEN REQUIREMENTS

 

Calculation of linen requirement starts with PAR LEVEL / PAR STOCK which can be referred to the standard number of inventoried items that must be on hand to smoothly run daily routine housekeeping operations.

 

The level is determined differently for re-cycled & non -recycled inventories.

 

Inventory level for re-cycled items are measured in terms of a PAR NUMBER or a multiple of what is required to support day to day functions.

 

Inventory level for non- recycled items are measured in terms of range between minimum & maximum requirement.

 

 

ESTABLISHING PAR LEVEL FOR LINEN

 

The laundry cycle indicates that housekeeping should maintain three par of linen as mentioned below

1. One Par in Guest Room

2. One Par in Linen Room

3. One Par in Laundry (Dirty)

4. One Par in Floor Pantry

 

 

 As mentioned above it is essential for a hotel to keep minimum of three par of linen articles for smooth functioning of hotel operations.

 

Let us understand with a help of an example:

 

SAMPLE LINEN CALCULATION WORKSHEET

 

Specification of the Hotel

 

 Total number of rooms is 100 (50 double room + 50 twin room)

 Maximum house guest is 200

 

 

 

 

REMEMBER FOLLOWING LINEN DISTRIBUTION PER ROOM TO CALCULATE PAR LEVEL -

BED LINEN   1 Bed-sheet per bed (generally its 2) 1 Duvet cover per bed 1 Duvet per bed 2 Pillows with Pillow cover per bed 1 Bed throw per bed     BATH LINEN   1 Bath towel per guest 1 Hand towel per guest 2 Face towel per guest

LETS’S CALCULATE THE LINEN REQUIREMENT

 

ARTICLE	ROOM TYPE	NO. OF BEDS/GUEST	QUANTITY	TOTAL	4 TIMES (x PAR)	TOTAL LINEN
BEDSHEET	D.ROOM TW.ROOM	50 100	50x1 100x1	50 100	50x4 100x4	200 400
DUVET COVER	D.ROOM TW.ROOM	50 100	50x1 100x1	50 100	50x4 100x4	200 400
DUVET	D.ROOM TW.ROOM	50 100	50x1 100x1	50 100	50x4 100x4	200 400
PILLOW WITH COVER	D.ROOM TW.ROOM	50 100	50x4 100x2	200 200	200x4 200x4	800 800
BED THROW	D.ROOM TW.ROOM	50 100	50x1 100x1	50 100	50x4 100x4	200 400
BATH TOWEL	D.ROOM TW.ROOM	2 guest 2 guest	2(guest)x1(quantity)x50(rooms) 2(guest)x1(quantity)x50(rooms	100 100	100x4 100x4	400 400
HAND TOWEL	D.ROOM TW.ROOM	2 guest 2 guest	2(guest)x1(quantity)x50(rooms) 2(guest)x1(quantity)x50(rooms	100 100	100x4 100x4	400 400
FACE TOWEL	D.ROOM TW.ROOM	2 guest 2 guest	2(guest)x2(quantity)x50(rooms) 2(guest)x2(quantity)x50(rooms	200 200	200x4 200x4	800 800

 

REMEMBER JUSTIFICATION FOR 4 PAR

 1. One Par in Beds/Bathroom

2. One Par in Linen Room

3. One Par in Laundry (Dirty)

4. One Par in Floor Pantry (May be Dirty).

*Hopefully now you would be able to calculate the linen requirement for any given property. However also note that some properties may keep 3 PAR LEVEL & some may keep 5 PAR LEVEL.