Retail equipment includes various tools, devices and devices used in retail for displaying, storing and selling goods, as well as for equipping the workplaces of sellers and cashiers. The main categories of equipment:
- Shelves: wall, island, wall-mounted, mesh and others.
- Showcases: tabletop, floor, refrigerated, glass, closed and others.
- Counters: straight, closed, open and others.
- Cash register equipment: cash registers, POS systems, barcode scanners and others.
- Refrigeration equipment: refrigerated display cases, freezers, cold rooms.
- Furniture for the sales area: tables, chairs, mirrors, armchairs, sofas and more.
Why is it important to keep track of your retail equipment?
Accounting for trade equipment helps to keep everything under control and avoid many problems. Without accounting, it is easy to face chaos. For example, in some locations there will be too much equipment, and in others - not enough, which reduces the efficiency of work. When equipment is not monitored, it breaks down and gets lost more often, and regular maintenance becomes more difficult.
Other problems also arise: it is unclear where exactly and what equipment is installed, what condition it is in, how many times the equipment had to be repaired and how much money was spent on this. Often, equipment is simply lost, especially when employees leave, and no one knows where it is now and in what condition.
Without accounting, it is difficult to plan preventive maintenance, which leads to frequent breakdowns and high repair costs. Unplanned breakdowns can lead to downtime and losses. It is also impossible to effectively plan equipment purchases and upgrades, which can lead to excess costs or a lack of necessary devices at critical moments.
The benefits of accounting for trade equipment are obvious. Accurate distribution and timely movement of equipment between retail outlets increases productivity and improves customer service. Regular maintenance and timely repairs help keep equipment in good condition, reducing the cost of emergency repairs and preventing breakdowns. The ability to accurately forecast equipment needs and plan a budget for purchasing and maintenance is also an important aspect. Rational use of equipment allows you to maximize the return on investment, improve the overall quality of service and increase customer satisfaction.
This functionality is mainly used by distribution companies specializing in the sale of water and soft drinks, tobacco products, dairy products and pharmaceuticals.
Other problems also arise: it is unclear where exactly and what equipment is installed, what condition it is in, how many times the equipment had to be repaired and how much money was spent on this. Often, equipment is simply lost, especially when employees leave, and no one knows where it is now and in what condition.
Without accounting, it is difficult to plan preventive maintenance, which leads to frequent breakdowns and high repair costs. Unplanned breakdowns can lead to downtime and losses. It is also impossible to effectively plan equipment purchases and upgrades, which can lead to excess costs or a lack of necessary devices at critical moments.
The benefits of accounting for trade equipment are obvious. Accurate distribution and timely movement of equipment between retail outlets increases productivity and improves customer service. Regular maintenance and timely repairs help keep equipment in good condition, reducing the cost of emergency repairs and preventing breakdowns. The ability to accurately forecast equipment needs and plan a budget for purchasing and maintenance is also an important aspect. Rational use of equipment allows you to maximize the return on investment, improve the overall quality of service and increase customer satisfaction.
This functionality is mainly used by distribution companies specializing in the sale of water and soft drinks, tobacco products, dairy products and pharmaceuticals.
How to solve problems with accounting of trade equipment?
Effective accounting of trade equipment helps to avoid many problems. Here are some solutions that can help:
All these solutions are available in Smartup, which provides a comprehensive approach to managing your equipment.
- Use special programs to automate accounting, so you always know where each device is and in what condition.
- Conduct regular equipment checks to identify and eliminate problems in a timely manner.
- Keep electronic logs of all operations with equipment: installation, movement, maintenance, repair.
- Create preventive maintenance schedules to extend the service life of equipment and reduce repair costs.
- Train employees on the correct use and accounting of equipment.
- Analyze data on the condition and use of equipment to better plan its maintenance and upgrade.
All these solutions are available in Smartup, which provides a comprehensive approach to managing your equipment.
Tasks that Smartup solves for equipment accounting:
- Maintaining a register of all commercial equipment owned or leased by the company.
- Recording technical specifications, serial numbers, purchase/commissioning dates, installation locations and other important information.
- Tracking the movement of equipment between retail outlets, warehouses, service centers.
- Monitoring the condition of equipment (working, non-working, under repair, written off).
- Planning equipment maintenance and repair.
- Maintaining a photo report of the history of repairs, spare parts replacement, warranty obligations.
- Analysis of equipment use, identification of unused or inefficiently used equipment.
- Control of equipment safety, prevention of theft, embezzlement, unauthorized use.
- Management of investments in equipment, assessment of economic efficiency, planning a budget for purchase, repair and modernization.
- The Smartup commercial equipment accounting system helps to better manage equipment and save on its maintenance and repair, which extends the service life of the equipment and protects against unauthorized use.
Automation of the process of accounting of trade equipment allows to reduce expenses on maintenance and repair by up to 30% and to increase the service life of equipment by up to 15%. It also reduces downtime by up to 50% and reduces the number of thefts and embezzlement. As a result, the return on investment in trade equipment increases up to 10%.
If you want to optimize the management of trade equipment, increase its efficiency and profitability, then the implementation of the accounting functionality from Smartup is the solution you need.
