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Roundtable Discussion Tool & Equipment Tracking Webinar

2 April 17, 2014

Today’s Agenda

Topics

Who is ToolHound

What is ToolHound Tool & Equipment Management

Questions & Answer Session –  What business problem does tool & equipment

tracking solve? –  What's changed with ToolHound 5 Tool and

Equipment Management? –  Can ToolHound 5 work in remote areas? –  How do I evaluate tool & equipment tracking for my

application? –  What is the typical ROI? –  Your Questions

Graham Cooper Senior Account Executive

ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext 104

Graham.cooper@toolhound.com

Presenter

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Who Is ToolHound Inc.?

•  ToolHound has been a leader in tool and equipment tracking systems for 28 years

•  Current staff have more than 72 years experience

•  Built on customer feedback

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What Is ToolHound?

ToolHound is the leading software for tool and equipment management –  Selected by over 3,000 companies throughout the world

in various industries including: •  Construction, natural resources, chemical processing, power

generation and transportation

–  Multinational customers include: •  Bechtel, Irving Oil, Dow Chemical, Alstom Power, PCL

Corporation, Weyerhaeuser, Hertz, AMECO Shell Oil, •  Conoco Phillips, DeBeers, BHP Billiton

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What Is ToolHound?

•  ToolHound is scalable, powerful, flexible and easy to use

•  ToolHound is available in two versions –  ToolHound On Premise

•  Provides support for a WAN and is suited for single location or a corporate wide application

•  Installs on your computer equipment –  ToolHound Cloud Edition

•  Is an subscription service offered to offload maintenance of the server and database

•  Resides on ToolHound secure servers.

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What is ToolHound?

Modules / Features: –  Inventory / Asset Control - Core Program –  Maintenance Module –  Rental Module –  Replenishment Module –  Wireless (Real time) and Batch Scanners –  Quick Issue and Return –  Tool Kitting –  Employee Certification –  Reporting

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What is ToolHound?

•  What customers have to say: “During the past 12 months that ToolHound was employed, we saved $92,000 in reduced tool and equipment inventory loss”

Gary Kuefler – Agrium

“It’s a well thought out system. Everywhere it’s been installed we’ve had better control”

Steve Njos, Bechtel

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ToolHound 5

•  PC, LAN or Internet •  Multiple tool cribs •  Multiple job sites •  Browser based •  Silverlight •  Client/Server •  Unlimited users or

Unlimited Locations

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What business problem does tool & equipment tracking solve?

•  Reduce losses due to: –  Theft, hoarding, duplication or misplaced

•  Increase productivity –  Eliminate down time searching for tools –  Ensure tools and consumables are in stock when needed –  Reduce time spent issuing and returning assets

•  Reports –  Provide detailed reports for management and accounting

•  Multi job site support –  Track tools and equipment between job sites

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What is new with ToolHound 5?

ToolHound 5 has been completely redeveloped from scratch using the latest Silverlight technology.

Updates to: •  Inventory •  Transactions •  Locations •  Purchasing •  Service •  Internal Billing •  External Rental

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Can ToolHound 5 work in remote areas?

•  Remote support –  Track tools and equipment between job sites using cloud based

browser or company intranet. –  Enter data remotely on handheld and sync later –  The ToolHound SecureCrib uses RFID to provide automated tool

issue and returns. No attendant required .

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What is the typical ROI?

•  Assume 50,000 transactions a year for tool check in/check out process –  Time Saved by Tradesman at a rate of $22/hour, saved = $9,167 per

year. –  Workers are getting their tools 50% faster $8,000 per year. –  Annual Physical Count in half the time and save an average of

$3,000 per year. –  Average company spends 1.5 hours per day looking for tools,

ToolHound cuts this time by at least 50%, for $3,000 per year. –  Reduction of Tool Loss $5,000 saved annually. –  tools are retrieved, instead of replaced, $5,000 saved per year. –  5% reduction by shedding excess inventory, $25,000 –  TOTAL AVERAGE SAVING = $58,167 in one year

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Q& A ROUNDTABLE

What are your question?

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Thank you

•  Tech Support –  Phone or email –  8:30 AM – 6:30 PM EST –  Online Knowledge base

•  Services –  OnTrack

•  On site installation and configuration

–  Custom Development •  Custom reports or specific

feature enhancements.

Graham Cooper Senior Account Executive

ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext 104

Graham.cooper@toolhound.com

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