[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":114},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Findustries\u002Ftrades-and-field-services":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"approvalState":6,"body":7,"ctaDescription":14,"ctaLabel":15,"ctaTitle":16,"ctaTo":17,"description":18,"extension":19,"eyebrow":20,"heroImage":21,"heroImageAlt":21,"heroTitle":22,"landing":23,"meta":107,"navigation":108,"path":109,"primaryCtaLabel":15,"primaryCtaTo":17,"seo":110,"stem":111,"summary":112,"__hash__":113},"pages\u002Findustries\u002Ftrades-and-field-services.md","Equipment tracking for trades and field services","draft",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":10},"minimark",[],{"title":11,"searchDepth":12,"depth":12,"links":13},"",2,[],"We’ll talk through your process, assess the scanning and record requirements, then demonstrate the relevant Ledger workflow.","Discuss your equipment workflow","Assess the workflow. See Ledger in action.","\u002Fcontact","RFID equipment issue and return for New Zealand trades and field-service businesses. Record who has tools, process returns and review outstanding equipment.","md","Trades and field services",null,"Know who has your tools and what hasn't come back.",{"workflow":24,"exampleTitle":25,"exampleRecipient":26,"exampleAssets":27,"problemTitle":36,"problemText":37,"benefits":38,"processTitle":48,"processIntro":49,"steps":50,"setupTitle":63,"setupText":64,"setupPoints":65,"fitTitle":75,"fitText":76,"storyTitle":77,"storyText":78,"storyTo":79,"storyImage":80,"storyImageAlt":81,"related":82,"faqs":91},"issue-return","From the store and back.","Alex · field technician",[28,31,33],{"name":29,"state":30},"Drill · 001","returned",{"name":32,"state":30},"Tester · 002",{"name":34,"state":35},"Laser level · 003","issued","Less chasing to establish who has what.","Equipment leaves the store with staff. Some comes back and some stays out. When the records sit in separate lists or rely on memory, the owner or operations manager has to chase the answer.",[39,42,45],{"title":40,"description":41},"Who received it?","Record equipment against the person receiving it through the issue process.",{"title":43,"description":44},"What came back?","Process returned, recognised equipment through the scanning workflow.",{"title":46,"description":47},"What needs follow-up?","Review equipment still issued so staff know where to start their investigation.","A practical store issue and return process.","The first workflow is equipment issued from a store or depot to a person and returned there after use. The illustration is an example of that process.",[51,54,57,60],{"title":52,"description":53},"Prepare the equipment","Register suitable equipment, assess tags and prepare the staff or order records.",{"title":55,"description":56},"Record who takes it","Select the intended person, scan the equipment and complete the issue workflow.",{"title":58,"description":59},"Scan it back in","Record recognised equipment through the return process when it comes back to the store.",{"title":61,"description":62},"Follow up what is still out","Use the outstanding issue records to ask the right person about equipment that has not returned.","Fit the scanning to the store.","Start with the way your staff collect and return equipment. Assess where a scan can reliably happen and what the operator needs to do.",[66,69,72],{"title":67,"description":68},"Equipment suitability","Tools, cases, metal surfaces and handling conditions affect tag selection and placement.",{"title":70,"description":71},"A usable store process","Choose an issue and return point that fits the physical handover and staff routine.",{"title":73,"description":74},"Useful starting records","Bring your equipment list and staff or order records. We assess the data and any integration requirements.","Is this a useful starting point?","Shared equipment, repeatable handovers and regular time spent chasing records are useful reasons to assess the workflow. We’ll discuss the equipment and operating effort before recommending a setup.","The same issue and return capability in regalia.","GWC’s regalia operation uses Ledger to connect recipients, issued assets and returns. That implementation demonstrates the issue and return capability with regalia. We assess tag suitability and the capture process separately for your equipment.","\u002Fcase-studies\u002Fgwc","\u002Fgwc-set.jpg","Graduation regalia hanging in a storehouse.",[83,87],{"title":84,"description":85,"to":86},"Issue and Return","See how RFID capture becomes issue, return and outstanding-asset records.","\u002Fsolutions\u002Fissue-and-return",{"title":88,"description":89,"to":90},"RFID tracking solutions","Understand the software, equipment and related capabilities.","\u002Fsolutions",[92,95,98,101,104],{"question":93,"answer":94},"Will RFID work with all our tools?","Tag and reader suitability needs assessment. Material, placement, handling and the capture area affect the result. We assess a suitable equipment group before agreeing the setup.",{"question":96,"answer":97},"What if only some equipment comes back?","Returned assets are processed through the return workflow. Other assets remain issued until their returns are recorded, so staff can review what is outstanding.",{"question":99,"answer":100},"Does this track tools continuously between sites?","This page describes issue from a store and return to that store. It records custody and returns. It does not describe live location tracking between work sites.",{"question":102,"answer":103},"Do we need to replace our existing records?","Not necessarily. Existing equipment and staff records can be a starting point. We assess the required data and agree any integration or preparation work.",{"question":105,"answer":106},"Can we start with part of the store?","The assessment can define a manageable group of suitable assets and a repeatable handover process. Software, equipment and implementation scope are agreed together.",{},true,"\u002Findustries\u002Ftrades-and-field-services",{"title":5,"description":18},"industries\u002Ftrades-and-field-services","Record equipment your staff take from the store, scan it back on return and see what is still outstanding. Software, suitable RFID hardware and implementation for New Zealand businesses.","VaQKX59cfuUso3Bp9q5lZc5Y1Zw2zqZuxjG-i2_S5wc",1791426238092]