An efficient workforce management system provides a way of managing employees and allocating the required resources, training opportunities, performance management support and so on. One of the most important parts of this process is the management of assets of an organisation. This can include everything from a laptop to a lawnmower. Every organisation wants to save time managing the inventory of assets and resources that have been assigned to workplaces and employees. Asset management is keeping track of and efficiently using all different assets of an organisation and automation can obviously help here.
This blog post discusses asset management systems and why they are important.
What is an asset management system?
Essentially, an online asset management system is software that helps businesses manage all their tangible assets including smart allocation, maintenance, record-keeping, report generation, etc. The purpose of this software is to manage assets in a way to increase employee productivity, reduce costs, and save time. It can be an independent system, or a part of the broader framework known as a human resource management system or workforce management system.
What assets can be managed using this software?
1. Computer hardware
It includes the management of every hardware device related to computers assigned to your employees and being used in and outside your workplace. For example, laptop, desktop, printers, other computer peripheral devices, etc.
Sentrient's asset management system allows you to keep track of all computer hardware assigned to staff members for work.
It will provide you with a clear structure, consistent approach, and transparency of the status of all company assets across the whole organisation.Watch this video for more details.
