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he ability to scan rental units in and out with date and time stamps as well as completing simple pre and post-rental inspections that are recorded on the spot has eliminated billing problems that we previously faced.

Studies indicate this is still the predominant mode of maintenance in the USA, with over 55% of facilities using it as their maintenance program. The advantages of performing maintenance in a reactive manner are that there are observable, lower initial costs and fewer full-time service or repair technicians. This reactive method, however, can be a very costly way to operate.

Rather than having a physical piece of paper touch different hands on its way to the service department, a work order can be developed immediately from the app once the defect is noticed and sent digitally to the relevant people at the service shop.

Nektar’s CCO, Barry Thomson, sat down with PNE’s Shawn Joinson to talk about Paperless Data Management and the Nektar platform.

The next-service-due report is an incredibly useful asset management tool to determine which vehicles within your fleet have an upcoming scheduled maintenance. Mobile data collection allows you to understand the status of your individual assets.

According to a 2014 global survey conducted by PWC, senior executive respondents believe that asset performance management has the highest scope for improvement within the Power and Utilities Sector. Improving asset management can not only reduce costs and improve profitability but is also an important component of safety, productivity, and risk management.

Mobile field data collection eliminates the need for manual re-entry of the data into a system, as the data is being recorded directly to where it must be stored. Since no paper is involved,