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Asset tracking is the process of logging unique assets and tracking them. You can track all different types of information and data with asset tracking software, from depreciation information to maintenance history.
But, what kind of assets can you track? The core concept of asset tracking is that all of your assets are unique and have unique information related to them, but what should your assets be?
Fixed Assets
First of all, you might want to consider tracking fixed assets with asset tracking software. This is because youâll likely have existing fixed asset tracking operations and so a transfer makes sense.
If youâre using a spreadsheet, youâre actually losing money on your asset tracking. This is because spreadsheets have gaps and create risks such as ghost and zombie assets.
Therefore, while you need to pay for asset tracking software, you do retrieve a return on investment as these gaps are filled by an automated system.
You can then track asset lifecycles and depreciation information to ensure that your assets are still running exactly how they should be!
Fixed assets will be permanent business assets in the sense that they wonât be sold as stock, but will remain in the business to indirectly create revenue. As such, they can be anything from a stapler to a desk.
IT Asset Management
IT assets are a subset of fixed assets and include IT hardware and software. Because of this, the type of information youâre adding will be slightly different.
Instead of depreciation data, perhaps, youâll want to add critical warranty dates and other important fields of information. You can also track PAT test reminders, too, and set them to repeat at whatever interval you need them to.
If youâre tracking software, you can track logins and renewals, for example. So, in this sense, youâre tailoring a reminders feature. Because you have the ability to name one renewal and another PAT test due, you can tailor the software to your assets instead of the other way around.
Equipment
Equipment moves. It may be a subset of your fixed assets, but equipment is most likely to be the subset of assets that go missing, get misplaced, end up lost on-site, off-site, next to the site and so on and so forth.
This is why youâre best off using asset tags when youâre tracking equipment. Asset tags wonât fit in with software asset management, but they will help you track equipment locations.
This is because you can stick the tag onto your assets and scan it into your system. Then, every time you scan the tag, the assetsâ last seen location will update using your phoneâs GPS.
This gives you a tidy audit trail of where your assets have been and when, minimising the chance that assets will go missing. On top of this, you still have the same equipment checkout features, reminders features and information logging features, as well as the ability to run customised reports, as you do for other types of assets.
Anything Else!
As you can see, itâs not the type of asset thatâs important. The best asset tracking software will let you track any type of asset. This can be equipment, fixed assets, IT assets, or something thatâs so niche to your business that itâs so ridiculously valuable and canât be misplaced or replaced.
At itemit, weâve helped people track it all. itemitâs asset tracking capabilities span across the globe with customers from Australia to Hong Kong to America to Chile and beyond.
Our clients are using the system to track movie props, radios, tools, equipment, costumes, musical instruments, conservation assets, oxygen tanks, water pipes, everything. So, whether youâre tracking assets that everyone has, such as a laptop, or something specific to you, itemit can help.
To find out more about how asset tracking can help your business, you can contact the team at team@itemit.com. You can also fill in the form below to start your 14-day free trial.
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