Tool Crib Software
Tracking Tools with Technology
Check-in and check-out your tools without paper-based systems or burdensome spreadsheet-based approaches. With AutoCrib® you can track your workshop tools more effectively and know “who has what” automatically. Our tool crib management software combines inventory tracking software with physical inventory management using industrial vending machines. You can also manage manual or traditional tool cribs or stores areas with the same software.
Industrial vending machines unlike standard vending machines for soda or candy are purpose-built to dispense tools and inventory and constructed to withstand the conditions of an industrial environment. They provide 24-7 secure access to employees and automatically track inventory in a manned or unmanned tool crib or stores area. It’s the ultimate tool crib assistant.
Employees can quickly find and access the items they need. You will longer have to worry about employees hoarding, misusing, or otherwise wasting resources. Our tool crib management solutions have been proven effective in reducing inventory spend by 20-50%, this is a significant impact on insatiable consumption.
In addition, you lower your administrative costs of ordering, receiving, stocking, and maintaining inventory. Our powerful tool crib management software will optimize your inventory, reduce the number of your POs, and automatically re-order to prevent stock-outs. You’ll have a variety of cost center tracking options (Department, Job, Part Number, Machine, etc…) and over 200+ standard reports to assist in identifying trends, waste, and inefficiencies.
Tool Management Software
Are you a tool crib manager? Have you been looking for a way to automate the check-in and check-out at your tool crib or stores area? Luckily, AutoCrib® offers modern tool crib systems that eliminate bottlenecks and long lines of employees waiting for tools, equipment, materials, and consumables. AutoCrib® industrial vending systems let you reclaim valuable tool crib floor-space and distribute inventory point-of-use near employee work areas. The average tool crib trip-time is 15 minutes in North America. Our system lets employees quickly identify the right item and automatically issues it in less than 10 seconds.
Our software can track your inventory every step of the way, from the moment it’s issued to the minute it’s returned. This includes overhead data that you wish to capture such as Department Number, Job Number, Machine, Trail Number, Customer Number, etc…
We offer truly comprehensive and automated tool crib management systems. Cut consumption by 20-40% immediately and then cut it again by 20-50% or more as you implement more features. AutoCrib®’s tool management software and industrial vending machines streamline your company’s inventory not matter how large or small your business is.
- 24-7 automated access or set specific work shift-times for access.
- Login using your existing employee badge or use a keypad/pin.
- Control which items employees and departments have access.
- Place limits on item quantity or cost.
- Account for expenses and job costs so you can better bid jobs.
- Always know current on-hand inventory levels.
- Each tool is managed and logged for every transaction, creating a system of accountability. Know who is using what tools, when they were issued, and why they were issued.
With a tool crib vending machine your can change company culture and implement the best practices of a well-run lean organization. AutoCrib® machines also have the added benefit of making your company look great for tours and customer walk-throughs. Form, function, this tool management system has it all.
Automated inventory management is a modern approach to inventory control. If you are looking to automate a traditional tool crib or upgrade to a fully automated system then AutoCrib® is the tool management system you are looking for.
AutoCrib® automated inventory solutions merge together powerful inventory management software with purpose-built industrial vending machines to physically dispense inventory at the point-of-use. This gives tool crib managers real inventory control so you can focus on value-added production, instead of worrying about inventory.
The automated tool crib software is your first step for establishing clear, inventory-related objectives. The industrial vending machine adds discipline and controls the issue and return of inventory items. This lets you give employees the benefits of 24-7 availability while you get the benefits of significantly reduced consumption, accurate inventory counts, and reduces the cost of maintaining inventory.
Automated inventory management for your tool crib will improve your company culture and implement the best practices of a well-run lean organization. Here are just a few key benefits:
- Provide access to employees 24-7 or for their specific shifts.
- Well-organized inventory, everything is easy to find at the touch of a button.
- Manage calibrated gauges, lots, and expiration dates effectively.
- Reduce or eliminate stock-outs with automated re-orders
- Forced re-grinds and reconditioned items first.
- Reduce obsolete inventory
- Reduce inventory carrying costs
- Reduce purchasing costs with automated batch POs
- Reduce lines and trip time dispensing inventory near work areas.
With a tool crib vending machine your can change company culture and implement the best practices of a well-run lean organization. AutoCrib® machines also have the added benefit of making your company look great for tours and customer walk-throughs. Form, function, this tool management system has it all.
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