We've just finished up a great first day of the Asset Management Conference & Expo here in Atlanta, GA. The focus of the conference so far has been about the use of technology to facilitate Enterprise Asset Management. RFID, in particular, has been a hot topic today. We've heard from RFID experts from IBM and MIT, and also many professionals from the supply chain and logistics industries who are using this technology to improve their processes.
The property management profession is beginning to explore ways to bring the benefits of RFID into the personal property arena. Particularly, there is an emerging shift in focus from simply collecting as much asset data as possible to collecting the data that managers need to make decisions and track progress against metrics. It is no longer sufficient just to manage the asset portfolio; the asset portfolio itself must be connected to mission objectives. RFID can facilitate this trend by moving beyond simply answering "what stuff do I have" to answering "is my stuff where I need it to be when I need it to be there?"
More to come after the second day of the conference tomorrow.
The property management profession is beginning to explore ways to bring the benefits of RFID into the personal property arena. Particularly, there is an emerging shift in focus from simply collecting as much asset data as possible to collecting the data that managers need to make decisions and track progress against metrics. It is no longer sufficient just to manage the asset portfolio; the asset portfolio itself must be connected to mission objectives. RFID can facilitate this trend by moving beyond simply answering "what stuff do I have" to answering "is my stuff where I need it to be when I need it to be there?"
More to come after the second day of the conference tomorrow.
