A surprising number of people have questioned the adequacy of goods acquired from an office supply store. A2B Tracking has been asked, “Can’t we pick up label material and printers at an office supply store that will handle this requirement?” In a word, the answer is no. When it comes to implementing IUID on [...]
Some contracted businesses deliver and manage thousands upon thousands of items to the government, while others are managing or shipping less than 100. Many of the organizations delivering goods in smaller amounts frequently believe that they do not need to be concerned with MIL STD 129 or MIL STD 130 compliance. They may believe [...]
Many organizations owe a significant amount of their revenue to the relationships they maintain with the DoD, even when only a small percentage of their overall business is made up of government contracts they fulfill. For these companies, understanding and following regulatory and compliance standards can make or break that relationship–and the [...]
It’s true that many operations are run entirely from spreadsheets; they are easy to setup and the data is simple to change. However, spreadsheets are simply not a viable option for the purposes of meeting government standards for asset data management. The government requires that contractors have systems in place to track assets and shipments, [...]
DCMA compliance regulations for asset tracking require very specific conditions to be met in order to maintain military contracts. Most notably, under MIL STD 129 and MIL STD 130, assets are required to be marked with compliant barcodes to allow for precise tracking. However, just the existence of the barcode isn’t [...]
As a barcode and RFID systems designer and integrator, we’re constantly uncovering areas where new technology is being used to save expense or improve business operations. For the purposes of this article, our focus is to spotlight the benefits of RFID Asset Tracking. Benefits of RFID Asset Tracking One of the most highly regulated environments [...]
Having the right IUID strategy is often critical for the success of a Government contract. Item Unique Identification (IUID) is the gold standard for tracking government assets. Created by the U.S. Department of Defense, IUID provides a comprehensive asset tracking methodology that allows users to manage and track manufactured end items, government furnished property and [...]
If you’re thinking about investing in asset tracking software, congratulations – you are making a very strategic decision to improve visibility of your assets, streamline asset management, and identify ways to save money. An electronic asset management system is an automated, systematic approach to managing the hundreds (likely thousands) of individual physical assets owned and [...]
If you are having trouble attaining the stringent asset tracking standards demanded by the U.S. Department of Defense, you might take comfort in knowing the DoD also is struggling to attain these standards. And the DoD’s boss is Congress. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an audit this week that details how much progress [...]
No one enjoys the nail-biting experience of being audited by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). A DCMA auditor will go through all of your government contracts with a fine-toothed comb, looking for any deviations from the DCMA’s exacting requirements and IUID specifications, while you’re trying to make sure you followed all the right processes. [...]
