| The day will come when your boss will come to you | | | | already done for you. Many packages allow you to |
| with the task of finding software to keep track of your | | | | dump that information into their asset tracking |
| company's assets. You will go to the web, scouring | | | | software program. I would encourage everyone to |
| sites that will give you more information than you ever | | | | use a preprinted barcode label for tracking. There is |
| wanted to know regarding asset tracking. Asset | | | | too much room for human error in keying in several |
| tracking software requires a database to store this | | | | numbers. Scanners these days can be inexpensive |
| information, labels to scan or key in and a portable | | | | and save you a lot of time. |
| data collection device. The day of keeping tracking of | | | | Many customers ask if they can use their current |
| assets (computers, desks, chairs, etc) around the | | | | asset number in a barcode. This can be more |
| office using pen, paper has gone by the wayside. | | | | confusing. Start with a roll of preprinted asset labels. |
| Save yourself the time of having to keep track of this | | | | Our company sells them in convenient rolls of 500 in |
| information, then having to key it all into Excel. | | | | sequence. Use your current asset id number with the |
| There are many Asset Tracking Software packages | | | | barcode label. Think of your automobile; if your license |
| out on the market. Choosing which one is right for you | | | | plates fall off, the police can track your car by your |
| depends on how detailed you want to get. Low cost | | | | VIN number. A barcode label and an existing asset id |
| packages start around $500.00 and can run several | | | | number can have the same relationship within the |
| thousands of dollars. Choose a package that allows | | | | software. |
| you to import and export information. Many software | | | | Having a system for tracking your assets gives you a |
| packages come with predefined reports built into the | | | | sense of security and gives your employees a sense |
| program. If you are company that currently has a list | | | | of responsibility if they know that things are being |
| of your assets in a database, part of the work is | | | | accounted for. |