Small Tool Tracking
Below is a video demonstration of our original Small Tool Tracking App. This was the product that started ShareMyToolbox. In 202 0 we released a significant update to the app so we encourage you to visit our current demonstration page to see the latest videos of our tool management system. We held true to our original goals of providing an easy to use system for tracking tools and small equipment. Check out where we started in the demo below and then check out where we are today to see if we are the inventory system you want to team up with!
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Small Tools are Valuable – Start Tracking them!
A new solution for small tool tracking!
Small tools have gotten a bad reputation. They are small in value. They are hard to keep track of. Unfortunately because of this, most contractors have quit trying to track their small tools. They have given up and simply expense them to jobs or bury them in general condition costs.
While each individual tool is of small value, the total value of all small tools a contractor owns is significant. Small tools are a required input of construction but they don’t have to be disposable. If tracked properly, small tool loss can be minimized and significant savings can be found.
Consider the current state of the industry when it comes to small tool tracking. (Survey data provided by the Construction Financial Manager’s Association, www.CFMA.org.)
50% of contractors do not track tools that have a value under $1,000. They feel the cost and difficulty of tracking these tools is more costly than the loss of the tools.
The CFMA survey also shows us that half of all contractors replace more than 20% of their tools each year.
The annual cost to replace 20-50% of small tools each year is tremendous! This cost reduces profitability and makes competitive bidding much more difficult. The need to replace so many tools is obvious result of not tracking the tools.
By simply tracking small tools, a company can significantly reduce the loss of these tools. However, in order for tool management to work the following must be true:
1) The tracking has to be easy! It must not create a burden on the office. Mobile phones offer a unique opportunity to make tracking of tools easy in the field. For more information on our easy to use mobile app please visit the page: mobile tool tracking.
2) The tracking process should increase accountability! Simply assigning and forgetting about tools does not increase responsibility. The process for assigning and tracking the tools needs to re-enforce the importance of keeping track of small tools at an individual level. For more information on how to encourage responsibility please visit our page: construction tool tracking.
By using new mobile technology, small tool tracking can be done more quickly and efficiently then ever before. Small tools have a high total value to a company and reducing the annual replacement costs of small tools can have a significant impact on company profitability.
To learn more visit our tool tracking tips page for more articles or consider our tool inventory app for your company.
Tool Tracking App Info
Additional information is available about our tool tracker app. We also provide free tips on how other contractors are doing tool tracking and tool inventory in their businesses. Visit our “Tool Tracking Tips” page for information and white papers. Visit “Barcode Tool Tracking” for information about how to barcode tools and track tool inventory using barcodes.
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