The Intelligent Loop, Tool Management / Tool Tracking app assigns equipment to jobsites and to personnel, as well as information such as maintenance, warranty and depreciation information. Intelligent Loop is a mobile enterprise software company that provides easy to use applications that solve pressing business problems.
Tool management software eliminates time spent searching for equipment, cuts the cost of replacing misplaced tools, and handles the logistics of assigning tools to jobsites and checking tools out to personnel. Beyond tool tracking, the Tools Management app also tracks warranty expiration information, scheduled maintenance dates and various financial information such as depreciation.
Traditionally, a tool tracking solution is packaged with special purpose hardware for scanning barcodes and collecting data. The Intelligent Loop solution leverages a smartphones ability to scan barcodes, acquire GPS, and touch screen data entry with dropdown menus to eliminate costly special purpose hardware. The smartphone app helps personnel in the field and the tool crib to rapidly assign and return tools.
Tool Tracking and Management Using Your Android Device
1. Tool Management – Tool Tracking
by Intelligent Loop
Up and running in 60 minutes
Intelligent Loop is a mobile enterprise software company that develops
easy to use applications to solve pressing business problems
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2. Tool Management Overview
• Tool management software eliminates time spent searching for
equipment, cuts the cost of replacing misplaced tools, and
handles the logistics of assigning tools to jobsites and personnel.
• Traditional tool tracking solutions are packaged with special
purpose hardware for scanning barcodes and collecting data.
• The Intelligent Loop solution uses a smartphone’s ability to scan
barcodes, acquire GPS, and touch screen data entry with
dropdown menus to eliminate costly special purpose hardware.
• The management and reporting software is hosted in the cloud
and securely accessible from any standard web-browser.
• Cloud-computing eliminates the need to install and maintain
complex server software, which further saves costs and time.
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3. Tool Management Tasks
From the Web Android Device
• Register for an account • Download app
• Import tool list • Configure device settings
• Add Sites • Synch with server
• Add Personnel • View assets in a category
• Add Users • Checkout / return tools
• Flexible reporting • Add Personnel
• Report formats • Add Sites
• Clear out test data • Site Audit
• Add Tools
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4. Register for an account (web)
After registering for an account, you will receive an email
asking you to confirm your registration. Please confirm.
http://intelligentloop.com/ToolTrackingManager/pages/user/accountRegistration.jsp
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5. Import Assets (web)
• You can import assets that you already have (or just some test
assets)
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6. Add a Site (web)
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To Add a Site
• Select “List Sites”
• Select “Add Site”
• Enter the site data
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7. Add Personnel (web)
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To Add Personnel
• Select “List Personnel”
• Select “Add Personnel”
• Enter Personnel data
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8. Add Users (web)
• Select Account/User Administration (top bar)
• Select Manage User
• Select Add User
User will be emailed
a temporary password.
Users should login and
select a permanent
password.
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10. Report Types (web)
• The application let’s you define a number of different
ways to organize reports:
– By site
– By category
(you define)
– By admin type
(you define)
– By financial code
(you define)
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11. Download Tool Manager App (Android)
• First search for
Intelligent Loop in
Google Play /
Android Market
• Install Tool Manager
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12. Configure settings (Android)
• Select Settings from the main app screen
• After the previous step, you are an administrator
Select “Validate
My Admin Status”.
The app will
validate your
admin status with
the web server.
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13. Synch with Server (Android)
• If you have done the earlier steps and added assets,
sites and personnel from the web, select “Synch
With Server” from the main screen.
• Since the number of
assets is small at this
point, go ahead and
select “Synch ALL”.
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14. View all assets in a category (Android)
1) Start by selecting Manage Assets.
2) You will now have a list of your categories. Press and hold a
category and you will have a list of tools in that category.
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15. Add Personnel (Android)
Select “Personnel” Select Enter data and
from the main screen “Add Personnel” select “Done”
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16. Add Sites (Android)
• Select Sites from the main screen
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17. Site Audit (Android)
• Never leave tools behind again.
• Run a site audit at the completion of each job.
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18. How much does it cost?
• Typical tool tracking solution:
– Requires special purpose hardware: about $2500 per user
– Software licenses: about $10,000 per year
– Initial training and setup: about $12,000
– About $37K up front (10 users) and $10K annual fee
• The Intelligent Loop solution
– Use your own Android device
– About $75 per month for you entire organization
– 30 day unrestricted free trial
– No up front cost and about $75 per month*
* See complete pricing at http://www.intelligentloop.com/Tool-Management-Software.html
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19. Unanswered Questions?
Contact Us:
Antonio Ransom
ajmransom@intelligentloop.com
1 (815) 577-2024
Visit Us:
www.intelligentloop.com
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