In this context, “asset” usually refers to components, special tools or capital goods. These assets are expensive, important and/or subject to a specific cycle, e.g. routine maintenance. The goal of asset management is not just to identify these objects, but to provide a means of registering their current status, for example the location where they are currently being used or the amount of time since they were last serviced. Tagpilot’s asset management system delivers comprehensive movement and usage profiles. The relevant object data are saved directly onto the object transponder and can be read using mobile or stationary devices – depending on the type of device, often without visual contact. The mobile devices can be operated off-line and therefore do not require a constant connection to a back-end system. Regardless of where they are used, employees no longer have to fill out paper documents or work at central terminals. Tagpilot centrally administers, consolidates and visualizes the data captured in the field. This makes it very easy, for example, to check maintenance intervals, to analyze how an object has been used or to monitor servicing and repairs – and to later confirm what measures were taken. Tagpilot fully documents very action that is carried out with the object. This means that the date, duration, name of the operator, etc. can all be verified, e.g. for billing purposes. With the enhanced transparency in maintenance, it becomes possible to change maintencance intervals from time-dependent to on-demand.
