| 词条 | Mobile asset management |
| 释义 |
Mobile asset management is managing availability and serviceability of assets used to move, store, secure, protect and control inventory within the enterprise and along the supply chain or in conjunction with service providing. Mobile assets are e.g. of the classes of
Tracking mobile assetsThe business justification to invest in asset tracking capability is usually the risk of loss. This can be loss of the asset directly, or loss of the ability to render service to customers that is enabled by the asset. For example, the business may have a few critical tools, and the loss of just one of these tools would significantly degrade the ability to perform necessary work. Thus, the assets being tracked may a) have specific quantifiable capital value or b) general aggregate operational value. Examples for such assets include
Non-Asset Mobile Tracking ApplicationsPersons may be tracked within a controlled geographical area; e.g. hospital patients, visitors in a secure facility, or workers in power plants, chemical plants, or tunnel construction sites. People can be actively tracked to locate them reliably and quickly in the unfortunate case of disaster.[3] It should be noted that person-tracking is a highly specialized application that requires special-purpose technology, and is only workable within a specific, controlled environment. Tracking an individual person in an open, uncontrolled environment without special instrumentation is not realistically possible. Concerns with usage of tracking mobile assetsThese assets are often in the hands of third party entities (such as suppliers, customers, logistics providers and carriers) and out of sight and control of the owning entity. They usually represent a significant capital expenditure for companies and their management and maintenance is resource-intensive. On average, businesses spend 5% of annual revenue on logistics assets, and almost one-fifth of respondents spend more than 10%.[4] The annual costs include the replacement of lost or damaged special containers, where typically up to 30% of the containers are surplus in circulation just because nobody knows when and where. Outsourcing mobile asset managementMobile asset management providers manage asset operation within the supply chain, directing the activities of a client’s third party logistics company as needed and ensure proper services are performed on the asset (handling, cleaning, maintenance, repair). These providers also study business processes within the supply chain and help optimize each process. Methods of trackingDifferent methods exist to track and manage mobile assets. Today, companies use labor-intensive manual processes to track assets between manufacturers and distributors, which can result in higher supply chain costs and processes that are less reliable due to natural human error. Specific identification of the container’s origin and destination is virtually impossible under this method. Components of mobile asset managementMobile asset management solutions can include one or more of these parts:
Asset tracking technologyMore sophisticated mobile asset management companies use the most advanced means of tracking assets available today, such as radio-frequency identification. RFID automatically captures data on each individual container and can indicate container contents without ever having to open the container. This technology is also combined with software applications that collect, maintain, track and analyze the data and provide customized reporting of the location, status, and audit and maintenance history of each asset. For example, Wayne Memorial hospital has saved $300,000 by tracking for infusion pumps with RFID technology that can piggyback on the Wi-Fi system already in place.[3] That system is known as "Active" RFID because it uses tags that have batteries and constantly beacon. The most popular form of Asset Tracking using RFID is "passive" RFID using ISO Standard 18000-6c. The Financial Services Technology Consortium created a standard for tracking assets at bank locations see www.FSTC.org. The company that performed the work for FSTC and most of the member banks is ODIN and they have a specialty RFID Asset Tracking Software. Flexible pricing optionsManagement providers typically offer flexible financing options, including pay-per-use, subscription or leasing models. Each financing option provides a predictable monthly asset-related expense.[5] Benefits of mobile asset management{{Refimprove|date=January 2008}}The major benefits of mobile asset management include:
See also
Notes1. ^https://www.ararental.org/government/theft.aspx asset tracking.. cost of thefts {{DEFAULTSORT:Mobile Asset Management}}2. ^http://www.nerusa.com/Rental.asp why rental fleets are particularly vulnerable to theft 3. ^1 Making Business Sense of Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), RFID Radio 4. ^RFID-Enabled Logistics Asset Management: Improving Capital Utilization, Increasing Availability, and Lowering Total Operational Costs, Aberdeen Group. Accessed 15 September 2006. 5. ^http://www.adcme.com Advanced Data Capture Solutions provide cloud based asset management solution for fixed as well as mobile assets 6. ^http://www.qualcomm.com/common/documents/white_papers/QUALCOMM-WP-EquipmentRental.pdf Using technology to improve profitability 3 : Supply chain management|Radio-frequency identification|Tracking |
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