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Jennifer Lasiewicz, Four Winds Casinos’ vice president of hotel operations, said, “InvoTech is very beneficial to our operation. We now have an accurate combined uniform inventory count for all properties on one database and can purchase in larger numbers to benefit from higher volume buys. InvoTech enables us to make inter-property uniform transfers to reduce purchases and maintain par stocks. When we open Four Winds Dowagiac with InvoTech, we want to have an unmanned uniform room with the U-Pick-It system to automatically dispense uniforms with RFID tracking for total inventory control. This will reduce labor and operating costs.” InvoTech’s RFID Drop-Chute Scanner Tracks Uniforms, Ends Manual Counting Four Winds launders its own uniforms and utilizes an RFID drop-chute reader to record when staff returns soiled items. “InvoTech’s RFID drop-chute reader absolutely helps us track uniforms that come back to us from staff,” Lasiewicz stated. “It reads each uniform’s RFID chip as the garment is dropped. We do not manually count every piece the staff returns to our laundry. With a large number of employees, that would take a long time. InvoTech monitors uniforms coming and going at all properties and we maintain a central bulk inventory at Four Winds New Buffalo to simplify our operation. InvoTech installed all Four Winds Casinos’ systems and provided training on-site. Their people understand how we run our business; they are knowledgeable and very helpful.” Jeff Welles, vice president of InvoTech Systems, said, “Four Winds Casinos is doing an exceptional job of automating its multi-property uniform operation. They will use the InvoTech and White Conveyors’ U-Pick-It systems to open their next property to create an unmanned uniform room. This is a giant step that will reduce operating and labor costs and increase profitability.” InvoTech is A Global Leader in Uniform and Laundry Systems that Increase Profitability InvoTech users include MGM Resorts International, Hyatt Hotels, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Loews Hotels, Marriott, and other leading companies. InvoTech’s international clients include the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel, MGM Grand Macau, Wynn Macau, Burswood Entertainment Complex Australia, Sheraton Seoul Korea, and Resorts World Singapore. About Four Winds Casinos Four Winds New Buffalo, located at 11111 Wilson Road in New Buffalo, Mich., and Four Winds Hartford, located at 68600 Red Arrow Highway in Hartford, Mich., are owned by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Four Winds New Buffalo offers 135,000 square feet of gaming with approximately 3,000 slot machines, a large selection of table games, four restaurants, entertainment bars, and retail venues, and a 415-room hotel, making it the premier gaming resort in the Midwest. Four Winds New Buffalo recently completed an expansion of that included Silver Creek Event Center, which is a 1,500 seat, multi-use facility that hosts concerts, a variety of meetings, special events, conferences, and banquets; and the Hard Rock Cafe Four Winds, which spans two levels with seating for over 275 people and a performance stage. Four Winds Hartford features more than 550 slot machines, nine table games, a 74-seat restaurant, and a 15-seat bar. Four Winds Dowagiac, with 200 slot machines and four table games, is scheduled to open in 2013, in Dowagiac, Mich. Please play responsibly. You must be 21 years of age to gamble. For more information on Four Winds New Buffalo or Four Winds Hartford, please call 1-(866)-4WINDS1 (866-494-6371) or visit www.fourwindscasino.com. About InvoTech Systems InvoTech Systems, Inc. increases profitability for clients. It is a leading provider of software management and control systems for uniforms and linens, and for laundry and security operations. Served markets include hospitality, healthcare, commercial laundry, and amusement industries worldwide. Its products deliver vital information that establishes ultimate control and total accountability. It streamlines operations and improves service levels – all with reduced labor and operating expenses. InvoTech produces and supports 100% of its system and product development in-house. The firm’s trusted staff averages 10 years’ of reliable technical experience, knowledge of methodologies and industry depth. InvoTech – a Microsoft Certified Partner – evolves technology-based solutions regularly, based on client- and staff-driven innovations. The company is rooted in a culture that emphasizes long-term client relationships and superior customer service. InvoTech Systems, Inc. is honored to have a 98% client retention rate. For more information, please visit www.invotech.com. |
CONTACTS: InvoTech Systems, Inc. Jeff Welles, Vice President 16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 603 Encino, CA 91436 USA Phone: 818-574-6866 Email: [email protected] www.invotech.com Media Contact: Julie Keyser-Squires, APR Softscribe Inc. 180 River Springs Drive NW Atlanta, GA 30328 Phone: 404-256-5512 Email: Julie(at)softscribeinc.com www.softscribeinc.com Joshua Taustein Dresner Corporate Services, for Four Winds Casinos 20 N. Clark St., #3550 Chicago, Ill., 60602 Phone: 312-780-7219 Email: [email protected] www.dresnerpr.com |