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How Michels Streamlined Tool Management with AssetWorks

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS) Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Fleet Management Inventory Management
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	Michels, a provider of quality construction solutions, was facing challenges in managing their vast fleet of over 12,000 assets spread across multiple locations. They had no maintenance tracking software and the management was done sporadically and on paper. In 2013, they invested in AssetWorks FleetFocus fleet management software to solve these challenges. However, there was one element missing: integrated tool management. With tens of thousands of tools throughout the organization, Michels’ existing solution for tool management wasn’t meeting their expectations. The program they were using to manage their tools at the time was not integrated with FleetFocus, which had already been rolled out to some of their shops and warehouses. They weren’t able to open work orders on tools or track tool inventory, and they didn’t have a convenient way of knowing what they had on the shelf at a given time. Read More
About Customer	Michels is a provider of quality construction solutions for organizations across North America. With over 50 years of experience, they have established themselves as a trusted partner for many organizations. They credit their long-term success to staying true to their core values: safety, quality, innovation and teamwork. Michels manages a vast fleet of over 12,000 assets spread across multiple locations. They have a large number of tools throughout the organization, which are used in various construction projects. The company operates like a rental house, where one portion of the company owns all of the tools and assets and rents them out to other portions of the company. Read More
Solution	To solve their tool management challenges, Michels turned to AssetWorks. AssetWorks presented EquipmentFocus to the organization. EquipmentFocus is a comprehensive, browser-based asset maintenance management solution capable of tracking an unlimited number of equipment units and supports an unlimited number of workstations from any number of locations. With EquipmentFocus, Michels can track and manage all tools within one, integrated system. Not only does EquipmentFocus allow for data integrations, but also allows for powerful analysis of tool maintenance and costs. In the system, you can see the complete maintenance history of a tool and how that affects the organization’s bottom line in the long-term. Through this information, employees like Pucker can analyze current operations and streamline them in the future. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)

Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Inventory Management

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Michels, a provider of quality construction solutions, was facing challenges in managing their vast fleet of over 12,000 assets spread across multiple locations. They had no maintenance tracking software and the management was done sporadically and on paper. In 2013, they invested in AssetWorks FleetFocus fleet management software to solve these challenges. However, there was one element missing: integrated tool management. With tens of thousands of tools throughout the organization, Michels’ existing solution for tool management wasn’t meeting their expectations. The program they were using to manage their tools at the time was not integrated with FleetFocus, which had already been rolled out to some of their shops and warehouses. They weren’t able to open work orders on tools or track tool inventory, and they didn’t have a convenient way of knowing what they had on the shelf at a given time.

About Customer

Michels is a provider of quality construction solutions for organizations across North America. With over 50 years of experience, they have established themselves as a trusted partner for many organizations. They credit their long-term success to staying true to their core values: safety, quality, innovation and teamwork. Michels manages a vast fleet of over 12,000 assets spread across multiple locations. They have a large number of tools throughout the organization, which are used in various construction projects. The company operates like a rental house, where one portion of the company owns all of the tools and assets and rents them out to other portions of the company.

Solution

To solve their tool management challenges, Michels turned to AssetWorks. AssetWorks presented EquipmentFocus to the organization. EquipmentFocus is a comprehensive, browser-based asset maintenance management solution capable of tracking an unlimited number of equipment units and supports an unlimited number of workstations from any number of locations. With EquipmentFocus, Michels can track and manage all tools within one, integrated system. Not only does EquipmentFocus allow for data integrations, but also allows for powerful analysis of tool maintenance and costs. In the system, you can see the complete maintenance history of a tool and how that affects the organization’s bottom line in the long-term. Through this information, employees like Pucker can analyze current operations and streamline them in the future.

Impact #1	Michels was able to track and manage all tools within one, integrated system.
Impact #2	The system allowed for powerful analysis of tool maintenance and costs.
Impact #3	The complete maintenance history of a tool could be seen and how that affects the organization’s bottom line in the long-term.

Impact #1

Michels was able to track and manage all tools within one, integrated system.

Impact #2

The system allowed for powerful analysis of tool maintenance and costs.

Impact #3

The complete maintenance history of a tool could be seen and how that affects the organization’s bottom line in the long-term.

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How Michels Streamlined Tool Management with AssetWorks

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