Common Equipment Management Challenges And How To Overcome Them

February 20, 2023 • 3 min read
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Every business owner is likely to have issues with equipment management. This is because every business is likely to have a multitude of equipment in a variety of locations. As a result, challenges may present themselves in all areas of the business. However, with the right equipment tracking software, it is possible for you to overcome such issues. 

Here is where we can come in and help you. We’re a team of experts who can help you to overcome a wide range of equipment challenges. Our software is used by businesses everywhere and your business could do the same. 

Below, you will find details of some of the most common equipment management challenges and how you too can overcome them.

Tracking Equipment

Tracking equipment can prove to be almost impossible. If you have multiple locations, a lot of employees and/or a lot of equipment, tracking it can be difficult. As a result, equipment may be misplaced or even stolen. This results in daily operations failing to run as smoothly as they should. Productivity could decrease and profit margins could be affected. 

With the right equipment tracking software, however, it is possible to remove all of these issues. Using a QR code or RFID tag and our software, you could track your equipment all day, every day. This ensures you may no longer need to replace equipment that has been lost or stolen. It also ensures that your team has access to the equipment it needs at all times. Therefore, productivity can be optimised and your business could benefit.

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Regularly Maintaining Equipment

Maintaining equipment can be a potential issue for businesses everywhere. This is simply because scheduling regular maintenance can be a headache. When equipment is not regularly maintained it can begin to fail. This is where itemit’s equipment tracking software can make a real difference. 

Thanks to the way that our software works, maintaining your equipment can be easier than you think. As soon as you have created a digital profile for one piece of equipment you can create a maintenance schedule. Our software will send an alert to your chosen team members to tell them when maintenance is due on some of your equipment.

When the maintenance team is aware of what needs to be maintained and when, they’re more likely to repair equipment. Therefore, your valuable and essential equipment is more likely to stay in good condition. However, this is not the only useful feature that can help with maintenance. Should a machine, for example, develop issues, a member of your team can alert the maintenance team. It’s possible to do this by simply leaving a message and tagging the maintenance team in the message. This feature ensures that all of your equipment is much more likely to be in good working order at all times.

Human Errors

Should you and your team rely on spreadsheets rather than equipment tracking software, you could find that human errors take place. From time to time, members of your team may make mistakes when entering information into the spreadsheets. Unfortunately, this can result in the data being incomplete and/or incorrect. 

While using spreadsheets can be cheap to use, there is a real risk that mistakes will be made. Additionally, if many people have access to the same spreadsheet they can take too long to load. Spreadsheets can also fail to let you see who has made changes and where. All of this can be resolved by using itemit’s equipment tracking software. 

Our easy-to-use software works to ensure that all of the inputted data is accurate. The process of manually entering information can be virtually eliminated, allowing us to do the hard work for you. Creating useful data and allowing you to export reports when you wish to means you’re more likely to have accurate data to hand at all times. 

Let itemit’s Equipment Tracking Software Help You To Overcome Challenges

Our equipment tracking software is here to help your business to succeed. No matter what type of business you run, where you’re located, or how long you’ve been trading, we can help you. With the touch of a few buttons, your equipment management challenges can disappear. As a result, your business could run more smoothly, more accurately, and more successfully. 

Talk to one of our tracking experts today about how our software can help you. We work with a range of businesses all over the globe and we’re confident that we can help you. You can reach our professional and knowledgeable team today at: team@itemit.com. Alternatively, you may wish to complete the form below and sign up for our 14-day free trial. You don’t have to give us any of your payment information and you could start tracking your assets today. 

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Dr. Alex Wong

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Dr. Alex Wong is the CEO & Co-Founder of RedBite Solutions, a spin-out from the University of Cambridge and creators of itemit.For more than 2 decades, Alex’s innovations have disrupted industries and reimagined traditional solutions, delivering breakthrough results.A pioneer of the RFID EPC Network and IoT, Alex has shaped modern tracking technologies. RedBite powers the world’s largest RFID deployment across 60+ countries and launched itemit, a leading barcode, QR code, GPS & RFID SaaS tracking platform. Dr. Wong holds a PhD in Engineering from Cambridge and remains an embedded researcher, leading EU & Innovate UK projects to bridge research with real-world applications.

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