Keeping the fleet and plant running
two vans, a new van and a forklift. What is due, what is costing too much, and was trading the old van in the right call?
You are
Morgan Hale, Operations Manager at Aurora Components.
The situation
two vans, a new van and a forklift. What is due, what is costing too much, and was trading the old van in the right call?
An asset's repairs, services, inspections and book value live on different screens. Here you ask.
Step by step
Each step as it looks in the demo installation, on Aurora Components (Demo).
Open Dynocortex → Chats and ask
"Is anything in our fleet or plant due, overdue or costing more than it should?"
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"What did the forklift's last inspection find, what did we do about it, and when is the next one?"
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"Who would decide whether to replace the forklift?"
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"Was trading in the oldest van the right call?"
Open Assets → Fixed Asset Register and Asset Maintenance (search for the reports).
What a good answer contains
- The forklift's two inspections: the second found the forks worn, and they were replaced days later.
- Its two repairs this year and their cost, against its book value, and its next inspection, already planned.
- Who would decide on a replacement: Morgan within his $10k, Diane Whitaker (the founder) above it.
- The van trade-in: the team's decision recalled from memory, checked against the old van's servicing costs and the loss on its sale.
What the full product does beyond the demo
The Executive raises an asset whose upkeep crosses a line, with the numbers for a repair-or-replace decision, on the operations manager's Home.
Answers are worded afresh each time, so yours will read differently. The demo company is made up, and its data goes back to the start every night.