As seen in the Real Estate JournalFacility and office managers are responsible for a company's physical inventory including all items such as office and lobby furniture, computers, artwork, appliances, office electronics and IT equipment. Managing these physical assets can be a complex logistical challenge. However, this function is vital to the daily functioning of a corporation or business. Larger companies for example, may possess inventories that consist of tens of thousands of items. With the advent of computerized asset management systems, facility and office managers now have the tools to manage inventories more efficiently.
Digital asset management programs are tracking systems that can simplify the management of a corporation's physical assets. For example, the BarScan Asset Management System is a common bar code fixed-asset tracking system. This bar code system is integrated with sophisticated software designed to meet a company's complete asset management needs. Although these types of systems aren't new, they are gaining in popularity in the facility management discipline for their time and cost saving attributes. FITCO, a leading New York furniture delivery and installation company, has been providing this service to its clients since 1996, and the positive feedback has been excellent.
