| Asset labels are numbered labels which are attached | | | | glance or at the touch of a button. |
| to your valuable business items. You can also use | | | | 3. Precious time and money can be wasted when the |
| barcode labels with asset management software. As | | | | management of equipment is disorganised. Often |
| well as the number being on a label, it is also stored in | | | | businesses misplace items, waste ages looking for |
| a log by you – this may be a manual log or an | | | | them and fork out for a replacement, only for them to |
| automatic system which uses barcodes and asset | | | | turn up at a later date. Asset labels make equipment |
| management software. | | | | much easier to manage and locate. |
| The types if items you may wish to label include: | | | | 4. If you're lending items out to customers, contractors |
| - Laptops | | | | or other colleagues, asset labels make this process |
| - Tools | | | | much more efficient to co-ordinate. |
| - Protective clothing | | | | 5. It can be especially hard to keep track of items if |
| - Equipment | | | | they all look the same or similar. Where you have |
| - Any items which are very valuable or need to be | | | | assets like this, a numerical asset label system is |
| tracked | | | | invaluable. |
| Here are the benefits that asset labels could bring: | | | | 6. Some insurance firms insist that you prove you own |
| 1. Seeing an id or security label will put potential thieves | | | | certain items before they will pay out. Asset labels are |
| off. Many asset labels are permanent and stolen | | | | proof of ownership. |
| goods marked in this way will not be able to be sold | | | | 7. Many types of businesses and organisations benefit |
| on. Even if someone tries to tamper with the label, a | | | | from asset labels such as schools, manufacturers, IT |
| VOID mark or other stain will show, making the | | | | firms, government departments, police, universities, |
| equipment unattractive to thieves or buyers on the | | | | healthcare firms and more. |
| black market. | | | | 8. Goods marked with asset labels will be |
| 2. It is important for many businesses to know where | | | | recognisable as belonging to your company at a |
| all their equipment is all the time – this may be for | | | | glance, as you can have the labels personalised with |
| security reasons, as well as for efficiency. Using an | | | | your company logo and details – if items do go |
| asset label system will enable you to locate items at a | | | | missing, you're also more likely to get them back. |