Asset tags and barcode labels are being used by businesses on an increasing basis as they try to find ways to reduce business overheads.
Many businesses have a great number of items they use to carry out their business operations. However, because many of these items are portable there is a chance that they will be lost or stolen. One way of keeping track of where all these items are is using an asset tagging and barcode labelling system.
Asset tags are a way of identifying a particular item or product. They are usually a label which adheres to a product and features either a numbering system, barcode system or both. Asset tags are especially useful on expensive items which may cause a financial detriment to the business if they were lost. Computer systems and mobile phones are some items which should always carry an asset tag.
The numbering system an asset tag uses can enable data entry into a computer system. The database containing all these numbers can then be used for inventory control and stocktaking purposes. If barcodes are used on an asset tag, rapid data recording is enabled, so huge quantities of assets can be tracked in a single day with minimal human data entry and hence error.