Asset Tracking

by Cisco Spaces

Leave manual inventory control & tracking in the past

Asset Management is a critical function across industries. But when performed manually it is resource intensive, time-consuming, inefficient and prone to error. Cisco Spaces’ cloud-based Asset Tracking solution enables enterprises to automatically manage, monitor, maintain and optimize their indoor assets, with real-time tracking, significant savings and scalability.

Key features of cloud-based Asset Tracking

For starters, you get to track and control all your assets on a single dashboard. Add to that the visibility (real-time & historical), scalability, operational efficiency and cost savings that Spaces allows and you’ve got a solution that puts you in complete control with minimal effort.

Real-time & historical visibility

Once you tag an asset, Spaces gives you complete visibility into it. The real-time visibility of assets translates to enhanced asset safety and loss prevention, quicker and proactive decision making to reduce asset idle time and better allocation, too. Meanwhile, historical visibility helps you assess overall performance of all or a group of assets, to ensure optimal utilization and efficient maintenance that extends asset life cycles and reduces cost of ownership.

Better operational efficiency

The more visibility you have into your assets, the more you can improve overall operational efficiency. The power to assess exactly how your assets are being used helps you identify underutilization, find areas of improvement and plan more efficient maintenance. Analyzing usage patterns can also aid in identifying trends, thereby improving management strategies. The ability to visualize all your assets on a simple map interface helps you save a significant amount of time – especially useful when searching for critical assets. ​

Timely alerts & notifications

Besides offering great visibility, Spaces also lets you set alerts and notifications that prevent loss, theft and asset misuse. By grouping your assets and defining areas of operation, you can receive alerts if an asset moves beyond its designated operational area. Alternatively, Spaces can also trigger a notification if an asset has not been returned to storage after its defined hours of operation. This level of customization ensures complete control over asset usage.

Improved cost savings

Better asset and inventory management directly translates into more savings on both operational expenditure as well as capital expenditure. And that’s precisely what you get with Spaces’ cloud-based asset management – better safety, operational efficiency, optimal usage and maintenance, that eventually leads to substantial dollars saved.

Asset tracking for...

Industries

OFFICES

RETAIL

MANUFACTURING

HOSPITALS

Teams

IT

OPERATIONS TEAMS

  • In hospitals, Spaces is a vital tool to track critical assets such as wheelchairs, IV pumps, heart monitors and even beds. With Spaces, healthcare providers have timely access to critical care equipment, thanks to real-time visibility.

 

  • Manufacturing plants often see high volumes of inventory and fixed as well as movable assets. Spaces allows more targeted control over each asset type via grouping and managing them. This especially allows for more efficient maintenance.

 

  • Offices deal with various IT assets ranging from laptops to printers and other shared office equipment. Spaces is indispensable in ensuring safety and preventing loss or theft, thanks to its ability to define operational parameters and trigger critical alerts.Offices deal with various IT assets ranging from laptops to printers and other shared office equipment. Spaces is indispensable in ensuring safety and preventing loss or theft, thanks to its ability to define operational parameters and trigger critical alerts.

How Does Asset Tracking Work?

Using IoT + Catalyst 9000 Infrastructure as a Gateway

The Technology Behind Asset Tracking 

Spaces gathers asset location telemetry from Wi-Fi based devices as well as IoT-based asset tags  that leverage Cisco Catalyst 9000 wireless infrastructure as a gateway. The location data is processed by Spaces and delivered for consumption via various native and partner apps on the Spaces dashboard.

Asset Tracking in the field

Case Study

NHS

The NHS Foundation Trust accurately tracks every piece of critical equipment, from doctors’ iPads to ventilators

Case Study

KLA Labs

The KLA Labs case study offers a detailed exploration of the processes, technologies, and outcomes associated with KLA Laboratories, a company specializing in laboratory equipment and solutions.

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