Overdue Returns & Missing Equipment
Equipment that does not come back on time holds up the next job, and equipment nobody can find gets bought twice. Beam ties every check-out to a reservation, a person and a return date, flags past due items across every location, and keeps a timestamped history of every scan, so you know who had an item last and where it was seen.
Use case in practice
- Check-Out Against a Job: Every item leaves on a reservation with a person and a return date.
- Past Due Alerts: Items not back on time are flagged, alongside what is returning soon.
- Last Seen: Each scan records the user, time and location on the asset's history.
- Electronic Signature: Capture a signature when equipment is handed over.
- Status at a Glance: Filter assets by status, such as checked out or missing, across every site.
Why it matters
- Fewer Lost Items: Late returns are chased while they are still easy to find.
- Next Jobs Protected: Planners see what will not be back in time.
- Clear Accountability: Every hand-off has a name, a time and a signature.
- Less Duplicate Buying: Know an item is out on another job before you replace it.
- Faster Audits: The history answers where an item has been.
