This is an example that the management did not know what is the actual cost of the production.
They only consider that the cost of the "non woven cloth" to clean one times will be how much and compare with their traditional way - using wasted clothes cost.
They never consider, the actual benefit of using the system.
People always think labour cost is low in China, however, the labour cost in China is keep on increasing. It compare with some other countries, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, etc. The cost is comparatively high now.
For a four color press, the auto-wash would takes around 2 minutes for 5 times washing. This will ensure deep clean of blanket provide that after wash the blanket is completely dry and no residue. Manual washing may be as fast as auto-wash, but anyone can ensure that everytime the washing result is the same. The waste garment having dust, dirt, residue, etc. If this leave on the blanket, what happen will be in printing. At the end, need to stop the press and clean again. How much paper, ink, time will be wasted!