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Carolina Power & Light
Carolina P&L Powers Up Tool Inventory Management With ToolWatch System—Emergency Response Time an Added Value
When Carolina Power & Light (CPLC) went looking for a system that would allow them to manage the company's inventory of more than 5,000 tools, their goal was to control loss, theft and damage and keep track of equipment on jobsites.
The regional utility saw ToolWatch at an industry trade show and Danny Hall, Senior Technology Specialist said the company was impressed with its flexibility and ease-of-use. Said Hall, "Our tool management program was outdated. We needed a system that would enable us to not only track our tools on jobsites, but allow us to expand our tracking to include on-site equipment."
The ToolWatch System went online in late 1998. Now one employee at each of five repair locations manages tools for the company's field engineering and line and service crews. Employees use a variety of equipment including hand tools, meters, personal safety equipment and underground radar systems worth as much as $20,000.
CPLC's 23 Resource Coordinators located at field sites throughout North and South Carolina use the ToolWatch database to monitor on-site tool and test equipment inventories. Coordinators obtain and maintain tools for line and service crews, and ToolWatch enables them to match tools with specific job needs and manage tool-buying costs.
"The best thing about ToolWatch is their support," said Hall. "Thanks to the ToolWatch technical and training teams, our employees were ready to start using ToolWatch in two days."
Hall says the company has discovered another ToolWatch benefit. With the improved efficiency afforded by the ToolWatch System, CPLC has significantly improved the time it takes to move critical emergency equipment into place during the area's annual hurricane season.
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