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Equipment and tools are essentials to daily operations and down equipment can cause work stoppage and a potential loss of revenue. No matter what type of equipments and tool you use, without properly functioning assets, your business can't earn.

Companies rely on tools and supplies to perform tasks and buy lot of them from external vendors. Many business use a Purchase Order to document, authorize and track those purchases. However, traditional paper based purchase orders process requires lot of time to complete, could be error prone and leaves lot to be desired when used daily.

Complex construction requirements combined with technology advancements have driven a need for more specialized and expensive tools in almost every trade. As a result, companies now find that they also have to manage tool and equipment inventory, ensuring tool availability and attempting to keep utilization and productivity high.

From high tech tools to tablets, tool investments are at an all-time high. For many businesses, this tool inventory is lightly managed, lightly tracked and yet is worth thousands to the business. Losing or misplacing these pricey tools and repeatedly re-buying them can quickly add up and have impact on operating budget.

You want to start tool tracking, but face the daunting task of barcoding all tools and equipments. It can be very time consuming and costly. Wouldn't it be great if you can track without first having to barcode all items? ToolWorks AI Label Scanner can read label, even if written by hand.

Construction work involves usage of various tools and materials, from nuts and bolts to high tech equipments. Availability these equipments and materials are critical for on time job completion and their unavailability can results in costly downtime and delays.