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Roundtable Tool & Equipment Tracking Webinar

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Today’s Agenda

Topic•Who is ToolHound•What is ToolHound Tool & Equipment Management

Questions & Answer Session – What business problem does tool & equipment

tracking solve? – What's changed with ToolHound 5 Tool and

Equipment Management? – Can ToolHound 5 work in remote areas? – How do I evaluate tool & equipment tracking for my

application? – What is the typical ROI?– Your Questions

Graham CooperSenior Account Executive

ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext 104Graham.cooper@toolhound.com

Presenter

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Who Is ToolHound Inc.?

• ToolHound has been a leader in tool and equipment tracking systems for 28 years

• Current staff have more than 72 years experience

• Built on customer feedback

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What Is ToolHound?

ToolHound is the leading software for tool and equipment management– Selected by over 3,000 companies throughout the world

in various industries including:• Construction, natural resources, chemical processing, power

generation and transportation

– Multinational customers include:• Bechtel, Irving Oil, Dow Chemical, Alstom Power, PCL

Corporation, Weyerhaeuser, Hertz, AMECO Shell Oil, • Conoco Phillips, DeBeers, BHP Billiton

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What Is ToolHound?

• ToolHound is scalable, powerful, flexible and easy to use

• ToolHound is available in two versions– ToolHound On Premise

• Provides support for a WAN and is suited for single location or a corporate wide application

• Installs on your computer equipment

– ToolHound Cloud Edition• Is an subscription service offered to offload maintenance of the

server and database• Resides on ToolHound secure servers.

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What is ToolHound?

Modules / Features:– Inventory / Asset Control - Core Program– Maintenance Module– Rental Module– Replenishment Module– Wireless (Real time) and Batch Scanners– Quick Issue and Return– Tool Kitting– Employee Certification– Reporting

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What is ToolHound?

• What customers have to say:“During the past 12 months that ToolHound was employed, we saved $92,000 in reduced tool and equipment inventory loss”

Gary Kuefler – Agrium

“It’s a well thought out system. Everywhere it’s been installed we’ve had better control”

Steve Njos, Bechtel

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ToolHound 5

• PC, LAN or Internet• Multiple tool cribs• Multiple job sites• Browser based• Silverlight • Client/Server• Unlimited users or

Unlimited Locations

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What business problem does tool & equipment tracking solve?

• Reduce losses due to:– Theft, hoarding, duplication or misplaced

• Increase productivity– Eliminate down time searching for tools– Ensure tools and consumables are in stock when needed– Reduce time spent issuing and returning assets

• Reports– Provide detailed reports for management and accounting

• Multi job site support– Track tools and equipment between job sites

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What is new with ToolHound 5?

ToolHound 5 has been completely redeveloped from scratch using the latest Silverlight technology.

Updates to:• Inventory• Transactions • Locations • Purchasing • Service • Internal Billing • External Rental

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Can ToolHound 5 work in remote areas?

• Remote support– Track tools and equipment between job sites using cloud based

browser or company intranet.– Enter data remotely on handheld and sync later – The ToolHound SecureCrib uses RFID to provide automated tool

issue and returns. No attendant required.

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What is the typical ROI?

• Assume 50,000 transactions a year for tool check in/check out process– Time Saved by Tradesman at a rate of $22/hour, saved = $9,167 per

year. – Workers are getting their tools 50% faster $8,000 per year. – Annual Physical Count in half the time and save an average of

$3,000 per year.– Average company spends 1.5 hours per day looking for tools,

ToolHound cuts this time by at least 50%, for $3,000 per year.– Reduction of Tool Loss $5,000 saved annually. – tools are retrieved, instead of replaced, $5,000 saved per year.– 5% reduction by shedding excess inventory, $25,000– TOTAL AVERAGE SAVING = $58,167 in one year

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Q& A ROUNDTABLE

What are your question?

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Thank you

• Tech Support– Phone or email – 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM EST– Online Knowledge base

• Services– OnTrack

• On site installation and configuration

– Custom Development• Custom reports or specific

feature enhancements.

Graham CooperSenior Account Executive

ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext 104Graham.cooper@toolhound.com

Contact me for more information

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BACKGROUND SLIDES ON TOOLHOUND 5

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Inventory / Asset Control

• Tracks equipment, hand tools and consumables• Standardized part catalog• Master record for each item– Part number– Description– Unit number (for larger assets)– Category– Purchase date and vendor

• Maintains quantities of each item at each site• Transaction history for each item

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Main Inventory Screen

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Issue and Return

• Using bar code/RFID scanners, tools and equipment can quickly and easily be issued and/or returned

• Employee certification ensures that employees have received proper training on equipment, reducing accidents and damaged equipment

• Multiple sites can receive and issue equipment

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Individual Inventory Screen

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Maintenance

• Maintenance can be scheduled based on either usage, regular time intervals or metered usage

• Work orders automatically generated• Track work order status• Track maintenance related expenses• Track equipment sent out for external repair• Reduce break downs, increase equipment life and

improve safety

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Maintenance Screen

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Replenishment

• Automated purchase order report generation based on minimum inventory levels

• Automated receiving• Manual ordering and receiving• Track backorders• Supports multiple locations/tool cribs• Advanced reporting

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Purchase Order Screen

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Scanners

Dolphin 99EX

Windows mobile

Psion Workadbout PRO

RFID & Bar Codes

ToolHound Kiosk

self serve scanner

RFID or Bar Code

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ToolHound SecureCrib

The ToolHound SecureCrib uses RFID to provide automated tool issue and returns. No attendant required.

Available with or without secure access control.