What is meant by Asset numbers?
Asset numbers are unique identification numbers assigned to assets within a company to facilitate their management, tracking, and reporting. Each asset number represents a specific asset and contains information such as acquisition date, acquisition cost, location, and responsible department.
Typical functions of software in the area of "asset numbers" include:
- Assignment and Management of Asset Numbers: Assigning unique identification numbers to new assets and managing existing numbers.
- Linking with Asset Databases: Integrating asset numbers into asset databases for easy tracking and management.
- Reporting and Analysis: Generating reports and analyses based on asset numbers, such as depreciation, impairments, and location changes.
- Inventory and Stock Management: Supporting the conduct of inventories and stocktaking by using asset numbers for identification and verification of assets.
- Maintenance and Service Management: Tracking maintenance and service histories using asset numbers to ensure comprehensive documentation and planning.
- Integration with Financial and ERP Systems: Seamless integration of asset numbers into financial and ERP systems for consolidated management and reporting.
- Lifecycle Management: Managing the entire lifecycle of an asset from acquisition to disposal using the assigned asset number.