Asset tracking software can help institutions with a lot of problems such as low productivity, inefficiency, and huge overheads. However, to say it can ‘improve education’ can seem, on the face of it, like an exaggeration. Let’s talk about why it categorically isn’t, and how asset management can be used to create a brighter educational context for all students alike!
Every successful business owner knows that working to prevent a crisis is better than managing it. Businesses take great pains to predict and plan for future goals and challenges. However, most business owners fail to apply the same policy when it comes to managing their equipment. According to CISCO’s former CEO, 40% of businesses will not survive the next 10 years. What this means is that businesses looking to succeed must do better in every sphere – including their equipment maintenance. If your business is dependent on its equipment for day to day operations then it is important to have that equipment in order. Preventive maintenance can save businesses from unscheduled equipment breakdowns and performance hiccups. This article details the benefits of preventive maintenance and how preventive maintenance management software can help businesses execute an effective maintenance plan. Continue reading
Just because you are not running a $60 million company doesn’t qualify you as the business that doesn’t have many assets to track, protect, and value. The illusion is that asset management is for large corporations only. The question is what smaller businesses do? Note them down on some organizer? There are cloud computing companies that offer asset tracking software for small business, not just the enterprise firms.
As per a survey conducted by Statista, the forecasted size of the SMB cloud service market in the United States was expected to reach $25.2 billion in 2015. Efficient asset tracking software for SMBs help them make regular, everyday business operations faster and more organized. Small business inventory management solutions can enable companies to boost productivity and effectiveness of workplace without spending a fortune on software implementation and training sessions. Continue reading
Using asset tracking software online offers a completely different experience to using a solution that needs to be installed and accessed in-house. On-premise solutions can be a hassle. They offer limited support channels, have steep setup costs, and constrain your ability to use the program outside of work. We discussed these benefits earlier (Read: Cloud-Based Equipment Tracking Software vs On-Premise Tools). Now, let’s discuss 5 more reasons to move asset management online! Continue reading
Why should you be concerned about the learning curve of asset tracking software? Last year, companies spent around $333 billion on business software. One only has to think of the number of software products a company uses on average to wonder about the costs associated with this kind of use. A significant cost associated with software use is that of onboarding. A company hiring just a hundred new employees can face up to $40,000 dollars a year for onboarding alone, not including any recruitment or training costs! This can be extremely discouraging for businesses. Not only do they have to make sure new employees have all the tools necessary to get the job done, but they also have the added pressure of ensuring that the employees know exactly how to use those tools! Continue reading
Why use Equipment Tracking Software for your business?When implementing solutions to manage assets and equipment, businesses are often faced with three choices: traditional spreadsheets, on-premise software, or cloud-based equipment tracking software. Spreadsheets are usually plagued with errors and inefficiencies that can be easily avoided in automated software solutions. There are two types of equipment tracking software solutions available: cloud based which is accessed via the web and stores data on the provider’s servers, and on-premise which hosts data on local servers.
With the development of the internet and mobile apps, people want software solutions that give them instant and on the go access to their information. This need for faster and agile software solutions has led to an increase in the demand for cloud-based software. In fact 82% of new commercial applications are now built specifically for cloud-based delivery. Here are 5 reasons why businesses are choosing cloud-based equipment tracking software over on-premise software. Continue reading
Fixed asset management is a tough nut to crack. The cost of acquiring and maintaining these assets is high, and deciding on a process that best utilizes and optimizes the performance of these items can be difficult to get right. Businesses want to keep storage and maintenance overheads low, while at the same time increasing ROIs and asset longevity. Trying to track and manage assets through spreadsheets can be painstakingly slow and ineffective; equipment gets missed, lost, or stolen, and there are no checks in place to ensure accountability or data accuracy. This is why fixed asset management software is a safe bet for businesses wanting to improve asset productivity. Let’s look at how this kind of solution helps businesses streamline fixed asset management. Continue reading
Thinking about tracking your asset seems to be not an easy task to accomplish. Especially for government agencies that delivers direct and derived benefits, along with lower costs and increased efficiency. From simple accounting for assets to executing quick responses against natural disasters, government agencies are realizing today the power of an asset tracking software to boost visibility into asset optimization and utilization. What they are looking for is a cost-effective, adaptive and complete asset management system that is flexible enough to achieve the agency goals. Continue reading
Does the asset tracking software you currently use not really fit your needs? Maybe you’ve spent months tediously adding data to it, and think migrating information over to another system might be too difficult or simply not worth the effort.
EZOfficeInventory enables you to bring over information from other equipment management software quickly and seamlessly. Don’t lose any of the depth or nuance you’ve spent drilling into your data from day one.
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Some will argue that tracking the time on jobs and projects is not the road to productivity, that the very act of tracking time uses up precious time, that it’s a form of micromanagement, or that it’s simply not useful information. But I think that if it’s done right, keeping track of what we do and how much time we spend on it can be motivating and provide some much needed direction. Continue reading