toolhound roundtable tool & equipment tracking webinar
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Roundtable Tool & Equipment Tracking Webinar
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Today’s Agenda
Topic•Who is ToolHound•What is ToolHound Tool & Equipment Management
Questions & Answer Session – What business problem does tool & equipment
tracking solve? – What's changed with ToolHound 5 Tool and
Equipment Management? – Can ToolHound 5 work in remote areas? – How do I evaluate tool & equipment tracking for my
application? – What is the typical ROI?– Your Questions
Graham CooperSenior Account Executive
ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext [email protected]
Presenter
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Who Is ToolHound Inc.?
• ToolHound has been a leader in tool and equipment tracking systems for 28 years
• Current staff have more than 72 years experience
• Built on customer feedback
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What Is ToolHound?
ToolHound is the leading software for tool and equipment management– Selected by over 3,000 companies throughout the world
in various industries including:• Construction, natural resources, chemical processing, power
generation and transportation
– Multinational customers include:• Bechtel, Irving Oil, Dow Chemical, Alstom Power, PCL
Corporation, Weyerhaeuser, Hertz, AMECO Shell Oil, • Conoco Phillips, DeBeers, BHP Billiton
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What Is ToolHound?
• ToolHound is scalable, powerful, flexible and easy to use
• ToolHound is available in two versions– ToolHound On Premise
• Provides support for a WAN and is suited for single location or a corporate wide application
• Installs on your computer equipment
– ToolHound Cloud Edition• Is an subscription service offered to offload maintenance of the
server and database• Resides on ToolHound secure servers.
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What is ToolHound?
Modules / Features:– Inventory / Asset Control - Core Program– Maintenance Module– Rental Module– Replenishment Module– Wireless (Real time) and Batch Scanners– Quick Issue and Return– Tool Kitting– Employee Certification– Reporting
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What is ToolHound?
• What customers have to say:“During the past 12 months that ToolHound was employed, we saved $92,000 in reduced tool and equipment inventory loss”
Gary Kuefler – Agrium
“It’s a well thought out system. Everywhere it’s been installed we’ve had better control”
Steve Njos, Bechtel
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ToolHound 5
• PC, LAN or Internet• Multiple tool cribs• Multiple job sites• Browser based• Silverlight • Client/Server• Unlimited users or
Unlimited Locations
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What business problem does tool & equipment tracking solve?
• Reduce losses due to:– Theft, hoarding, duplication or misplaced
• Increase productivity– Eliminate down time searching for tools– Ensure tools and consumables are in stock when needed– Reduce time spent issuing and returning assets
• Reports– Provide detailed reports for management and accounting
• Multi job site support– Track tools and equipment between job sites
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What is new with ToolHound 5?
ToolHound 5 has been completely redeveloped from scratch using the latest Silverlight technology.
Updates to:• Inventory• Transactions • Locations • Purchasing • Service • Internal Billing • External Rental
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Can ToolHound 5 work in remote areas?
• Remote support– Track tools and equipment between job sites using cloud based
browser or company intranet.– Enter data remotely on handheld and sync later – The ToolHound SecureCrib uses RFID to provide automated tool
issue and returns. No attendant required.
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What is the typical ROI?
• Assume 50,000 transactions a year for tool check in/check out process– Time Saved by Tradesman at a rate of $22/hour, saved = $9,167 per
year. – Workers are getting their tools 50% faster $8,000 per year. – Annual Physical Count in half the time and save an average of
$3,000 per year.– Average company spends 1.5 hours per day looking for tools,
ToolHound cuts this time by at least 50%, for $3,000 per year.– Reduction of Tool Loss $5,000 saved annually. – tools are retrieved, instead of replaced, $5,000 saved per year.– 5% reduction by shedding excess inventory, $25,000– TOTAL AVERAGE SAVING = $58,167 in one year
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Q& A ROUNDTABLE
What are your question?
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Thank you
• Tech Support– Phone or email – 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM EST– Online Knowledge base
• Services– OnTrack
• On site installation and configuration
– Custom Development• Custom reports or specific
feature enhancements.
Graham CooperSenior Account Executive
ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext [email protected]
Contact me for more information
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BACKGROUND SLIDES ON TOOLHOUND 5
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Inventory / Asset Control
• Tracks equipment, hand tools and consumables• Standardized part catalog• Master record for each item– Part number– Description– Unit number (for larger assets)– Category– Purchase date and vendor
• Maintains quantities of each item at each site• Transaction history for each item
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Main Inventory Screen
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Issue and Return
• Using bar code/RFID scanners, tools and equipment can quickly and easily be issued and/or returned
• Employee certification ensures that employees have received proper training on equipment, reducing accidents and damaged equipment
• Multiple sites can receive and issue equipment
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Individual Inventory Screen
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Maintenance
• Maintenance can be scheduled based on either usage, regular time intervals or metered usage
• Work orders automatically generated• Track work order status• Track maintenance related expenses• Track equipment sent out for external repair• Reduce break downs, increase equipment life and
improve safety
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Maintenance Screen
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Replenishment
• Automated purchase order report generation based on minimum inventory levels
• Automated receiving• Manual ordering and receiving• Track backorders• Supports multiple locations/tool cribs• Advanced reporting
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Purchase Order Screen
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Scanners
Dolphin 99EX
Windows mobile
Psion Workadbout PRO
RFID & Bar Codes
ToolHound Kiosk
self serve scanner
RFID or Bar Code
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ToolHound SecureCrib
The ToolHound SecureCrib uses RFID to provide automated tool issue and returns. No attendant required.
Available with or without secure access control.