Our Inventory Management offer is a great way to manage your asset from pagers, IT equipment to scanners. SupplyPoint solutions are installed globally supporting the production process.
24/7 availability
Tool control
Asset management
Health & Safety control
Executive Summary
Management of Enterprise Electronic Assets across multiple distribution sites.
Today, we maintain control of our assets across 8 different distribution warehouses from the first day it is restocked into the system, to everyday withdrawal and return and even through repair if that is required.
• Previously, we have lost, misplaced or damaged a great number of electronic devices per year.
• In the year since implementing this solution we have not lost one scanner at any site.
• Total accountability, custom reporting, video recording of transactions, rationing and restrictions and FIFO
Challenges
In the past the scanners were not managed with a secure system. We have had scanners misplaced, stored in an employee’s locker, taken home by accident, and not returned at the end of the shift. It was a constant chase to keep track of each of these items and doing quarterly inventory on these items was very cumbersome and time consuming. In effect the responsibility was managed entirely by the supervisors and not by the employee users.
How it Helped
After reviewing the workflow and understanding how we can ration a user to a single item at a time and restrict users from items they should not have and balancing the usage across all items using First In First Out on withdraw we now have complete accountability of the items from restock to withdraw and return. We no longer have scanners that are not being used and have been able to right size our number of devices to the facilities.
Results & Return on Investment
The control and accountability of all electronic assets at each facility has allowed us to significantly reduce the loss and damage of these devices by driving the accountability down to the associates. Previously, the users retrieved the assets from a shelf or cabinet. If an item was misplaced there was no accountability or control over whether or not the item was returned or if an associate has taken more than one device. Often associates would have a favourite device and would hide it in their locker. Across the past year we have misplaced or damaged many devices and spent over $250,000. Since implementing this solution, we have not lost one device and the solution pays for itself in a matter of months. We have also begun to manage other items in the equipment at some sites to include safety vest, print heads for our ticket printers and tools required for maintenance.
Executive Summary
Pager asset inventory.
Focus on managing essential electronic inventory for Doctor’s everyday use.
Today, we have greater control and operational control and through generated reports, we can work on professional actions that avoid unnecessary costs.
• Annual cost savings due to no lost assets.
• Specific assets can now be tracked by user/user groups.
• Essential asset inventory available for 24 hours a day, complete with total security and traceability.
Challenges
Accountability of pager assets. Down time tracking and accounting for lost assets. Assets loss, resulting in replacement hardware (unexpected additional cost). Crucial asset inventory in need 24/7 year-round, unable to provide adequate inventory prior to Mini Modulo implementation. Traceability, unable to account for which doctor\nurse was accountable for a specific asset. Often pagers would get handed off to a co-worker/colleague, and traceability is lost. Availability, before the implementation of the vending machine pagers would difficult to keep track of availability.
How it Helped
After some studies and meetings with the suppliers of inventory management software and Vending Machine, verified no assets have been lost. By implementing the Mini Modulo unit, accountability and traceability have now been obtained. Due to lack of organization, the machine has helped immensely with productivity and easy of tracking of important assets. The machine has been a crucial asset for managing pagers for multiple doctors’ shifts. Operations manager now has time to focus on larger projects as opposed to tracking lost assets.
Results & Return on Investment
Traceability, accountability, and availability were the focus points of implementing the Mini Modulo for this user’s application. By cutting down on walk down times, and tracking previous usage, the machine has been a major asset for the company. By reducing lost inventory additional spend cost have been down. The management and traceability of the pagers has generated gains in all operational processes. Walk and wait times have been reduced by 15-20%. After a few months of managing the pager inventory, the company has saved thousands in asset replacement cost.
