Inventory and asset tags are used by businesses to help them keep track of what they own, what they are selling, and what their employees are using. These tags come in many shapes, sizes, colors, and designs. These can also come with a variety of features, and the kinds of features that are added to tags are dependent on what each tag is used for.
Not all tags require lines and lines of information, although there are some that do work better for the company when these have ample information on them when inventory and tracking time comes along. These tags can carry a few details on them, apart from the usual alphanumeric code that is unique to each item. These can include details regarding acquisition date, maintenance schedules, and the like.
When the items that these tags are attached to require more than just dates and alphanumeric codes for identification, you can use barcodes on them in order for you to easily incorporate more data to the tags. These barcodes allow you to add more detailed information without the need for large tags to be used on your items. In short, your tags can be smaller and can carry more information on them, even in such a minuscule form.
In order for these barcoded tags to carry more information on them, you will need a barcode scanner and a computer where you will input such info on the item. Once you scan the bars on the tag, you can then add in the information you want, and this can include date of purchase, maintenance schedules, who the item is assigned to, details about usage, and other such info. Another good thing about having barcoded tags is that you can easily do inventory and tracking with the use of the same scanner and computer that is used during the tagging of such items.
Not all items need highly detailed tags however, and can carry simple tags that have unique alphanumeric codes on them. These can also carry a few other things on them, such as the name of your company and the address. This is to help show whoever is using the item who it belongs to and where it is located, in case the item finds its way into someone else’s hands other than those within the company itself.
The features that you add to these tags when you order and customize them are dependent on what you need them for. If you want more details on these tags, you can have barcodes added to these. If you don’t need too many details for such tags, a simple number and letter combination will do. Some can even order tags with just the company name on it and a blank space for the custom code that they want to add to it.