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Eric Frederick

Eric Frederick served 44 years in laundry management before retiring and remains active in the industry as a laundry operations consultant. You can contact him by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 540-520-6288.

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How to Survive When You Lose Your Job (Part 2 of 3)

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How to Survive When You Lose Your Job (Part 1 of 3)

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Standard Operating Procedures Place You on Right Route

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Providing Less Than Acceptable Service Is Disturbing Trend

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Searching for the Ideal Productivity Monitoring System

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Lessons from the Spring Storms

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How to Reduce Linen-Replacement Costs (Part 2 of 2)

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How to Reduce Linen-Replacement Costs (Part 1 of 2)

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Want to Survive Hard Times? Focus on What You Can Control

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Rising Cotton Prices: What is Their Impact?

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Relegating Patience to Bottom Drawer is Sure Way to Fail

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It’s Time to Add Value for Revenue-Starved Healthcare Customers

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How Can You Justify an Equipment Upgrade?

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Operational Quality Depends Upon Good Communication

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Latest Podcast

It’s important for laundry operations to have balanced revenue, and this conversation with Rick Snyder, owner and general manager of U.S. Linen & Uniform in Richland, Washington, will explore how operations can expand wisely.

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