Inventory & procurement for hotels

See linen shortages coming. Keep replenishment within budget.

Sidis uses your occupancy outlook, operating information and periodic counts to recommend purchases within your inventory targets and budget. Nothing is ordered until your hotel approves it.

Sidis is live today for linen and terry. Built to run everything your hotel buys.

Illustrative example. Values and projections are shown to explain the workflow and are not measured customer results. This view is a linen example.

HH Harborlight Hotel
Today · October
One thing needs you
everything else on track ✓
October order is ready to approve
12 items · $43,536 landed
Inside the ceiling
Queen Flat Sheet650 · $9,657
Bath towel, 28×58984 · $7,626
10 more items$26,253
Approve order Review
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This order covers October's replacement and lands $1,464 under your ceiling.
Projected spend, October$43,536
of $45,000 ceiling · $1,464 headroom
Next order landsBefore your busy month

Sidis uses your occupancy outlook, operating information and periodic counts, with no tags or hardware.

Your projection is worth money to suppliers. Your property earns purchasing credit on qualifying purchases from participating suppliers.

The problem

How a hotel ends up short.

A supply budget is set once a year. The building runs on occupancy that changes every week.

01

The full house next month.

A conference can fill the house next month. If your supplier does not see it coming, the closets can come up short.

02

The count that takes all night.

Linen sits in rooms, in soiled bins, at the laundry and in the closets, so a full count takes real effort.

03

The loss no one sees.

Linen goes missing a little at a time, and the loss can stay hidden until a closet comes up short.

How it works

Three steps ahead.

Start with a physical count, then use periodic counts to check inventory and inform your purchasing plan. No tags or hardware are required.

1
Supplies

Will we have enough linen for the month ahead?

See projected supply levels and when each item type may fall below your inventory target.

Bath towelBelow target in March
Queen Flat SheetBelow target in May
King PillowcaseAt target
2
Budget

What should we buy inside this month's budget?

You set the budget ceiling. Sidis recommends purchases within your inventory targets and budget, and every line shows its reason.

This month's orderCeiling
Lands inside it, with headroom
3
Communication

What needs my approval?

Nothing is ordered until your hotel approves it. Your supplier sees the projection and your orders, never the numbers behind them.

In your supplier's projection
Where it's going: vendors bidding on that projection at RFP time.

Illustrative example. Values and projections are shown to explain the workflow and are not measured customer results.

History vs forecasting

History is what you bought. A projection is what you will need.

Your supplier's three years of orders show what was bought and when. They cannot show the conference that starts in March or the par you are catching up to. A projection can.

TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE Last year's orders Occupancy

That difference is what a supplier pays for.

Illustrative example. Values and projections are shown to explain the workflow and are not measured customer results.

Where this is going

Your buying projection is worth money.

Suppliers pay for predictability. Participating suppliers pay 5% of qualifying purchases made through orders approved in Sidis. Sidis retains 4 percentage points, and your property receives 1 percentage point as purchasing credit. The applicable program terms explain how credits are calculated and applied. Credit goes to the property, never to an individual. RFP bidding is planned: vendors will bid price and contribution against your twelve-month projection.

Sidis ties your inventory to your Sidis Factors™.

A plan set once a year delivers the same amount whether the house is half full or sold out. Sidis ties your inventory to your Sidis Factors™ instead: when your outlook rises, the recommended purchases rise with it, ahead of the month. When it falls, so does what you buy.

Supplies out of step with occupancy Sidis starts Supplies move with occupancy Occupancy Inventory

Sidis ties your inventory to your Sidis Factors™, so your purchasing plan is ready before the month it covers.

Illustrative example. Values and projections are shown to explain the workflow and are not measured customer results.

Pricing and early access

Sidis is in active beta.

Request a walkthrough to discuss your property's fit, onboarding and applicable beta terms.

$1 per room per month, with a $199 monthly minimum per property
Subscription

Subscriptions are separate from purchasing credit.

What we ask of you
  • A monthly occupancy outlook
  • A physical count to start, then periodic counts to check inventory
  • Your supplier's catalog, which the supplier loads

Nothing is ordered until your hotel approves it.

We reply personally to set a time.