Dynamic Systems Inc. (DSI), a construction industry software developer based in Redmond, Wash., has introduced its low-cost tool manager program based on bar code technology.
According to DSI, the bar code system provides construction contractors with a tool management system, a maintenance scheduler, inventory control, time and attendance and job costing using bar code data collection. The company says its new product is targeted to contractors “who want to reduce the loss of tools and save time tracking down tools for the jobs.”
The company adds that its software is cost-justified citing the following example: If it requires one minute checking a tool out or in, and if your staff spends even 20 minutes per day searching for tools, the overhead savings is dramatic, according to the company. “Loss and theft of tools is a major overhead cost (estimated at greater than $1 billion per year) for the construction and manufacturing industry. Our customers see a typical payback for the Tool Manager within three to four months,” says Alison Falco, president of DSI.