It goes without saying that inventory accuracy is a key component to any property management or supply chain operation. By “Inventory Accuracy” I am referring to the differences between what the system of record (or the book) says the inventory is, compared to the actual physical inventory counts. I believe it’s safe to say [...]
There is a lot of discussion around Sustainable Audit Readiness in the Defense Industry right now. And for good reason, Congress has passed the FIAR Initiative which is mandating accountability and currently requiring the DoD to conduct its first annual agency-wide audit. FIAR stands for Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness and the US Department of [...]
A2B Tracking VP of Technology, Darryl Layne recently created a quick video to demonstrate our Mobile RFID Tracking Software platform. In this 3-minute video, Darryl shows how efficient it is to perform a physical inventory or physical audit of a location using the Zebra RFD8500 reader and an off-the-shelf Samsung smartphone. Click here to watch [...]
Some organizations, when newly awarded a government contract, will attempt to create a customized approach to tracking and managing military compliance using a spreadsheet or rudimentary software— like Microsoft Access. They typically end up meeting only a small fraction of the total military IUID and RFID compliance requirements to asset and shipment [...]
To understand the logic behind the US military asset tracking standards and reporting requirements, it is important to understand the strategy behind the DoD’s need for global asset visibility. The US Military Must Track Inventory All Over the Globe The Pentagon is responsible for tracking, managing and deploying assets on a global scale—hundreds of millions [...]
It’s true that many operations are run entirely from spreadsheets; they are easy to setup and the data is simple to change. However, spreadsheets are simply not a viable option for the purposes of meeting government standards for asset data management. The government requires that contractors have systems in place to track assets and shipments, [...]
Since fiscal year 1999 the Department of Defense (DoD) has been driven to create a paperless invoicing environment. The Invoicing, Receipt, Acceptance, and Property Transfer (iRAPT) application has provided a secure web-based system that is actively used for electronic invoicing, receipt, and acceptance. This innovative application is now playing an important role in your [...]
If you’re a government contractor and want to avoid rejected payments and lost contracts, you don’t want to mess with the U.S. Department of Defense. The Pentagon mandates that all of its contractors comply with a process that leads to products being listed in the Item Unique Identification (IUID) Registry. Basically, contractors must mark all [...]
Before you can discover what questions must be asked regarding asset tracking software, you must first gain an understanding into the importance of actually tracking your assets in today's fast paced supply chain environments. The implementation of an automated asset tracking software will allow you to: Track your asset’s movement throughout your organization and supply chain. Facilitate recalls [...]
Keeping up with the necessary Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) on all your products and equipment is a lengthy and sometimes complicated process. You may find yourself struggling to maintain compliance standards, as it is extremely easy to get confused. Often, a lot of different workers from various departments participate in different stages of the IUID compliance progression, making it [...]
