3 Of The Most Common Problems With Physical Asset Audits

Physical asset audits are a nightmare for many companies. Identifying the most common problems will allow you to implement a project so you can obtain better audits or survey outcomes and have more control over your assets, building infrastructure, critical spares and inventory. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. 

Inconsistent Format

There may be slightly different types or categories throughout a location, such as fire extinguishers for example, which can lead to an inconsistent format. One person may be doing an audit or survey of the first one they see and then simply assume the rest are all the same, while others may actually take a correct audit of all of the different types, let alone what information they are capturing about that asset. When there is an inconsistent format, it can cause problems with analysing the assets or planning going forward such as maintenance plans. If you automate the process, you can eliminate this problem.

Not Enough Training

Employees are not always trained on how to complete an asset audit or survey. Instead, they are handed a clipboard and sent out into the “wild” in order to do an audit. Then, there is a surprise when the formats and the assessment are off in comparison to the other people who conducted it. By creating an electronic solution, the training, or lack thereof, won't be as important because the program can guide a person through the process.

Too Many Different People

Often, there are multiple people conducting the audits and there is a lack of consistency. Not everyone is going to identify the assets in the same way. However, we implement rules and workflow to counter this. This can ensure everyone is identifying assets the same way and ensure consistency of data captured and a good outcome.

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