R.A.T.S. - Returnable Asset Tracking Systems - Living Up To The Sarbanes-Oxley Requirement
Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 obliges corporations with big $ volumes of returnable assets to effectively track those items to guarantee accurate balance sheets and income statements. Operating without the aid of a returnable asset tracking system, companies may become susceptible to Sarbanes-Oxley liability if error-prone processes lead to significant misstatements of asset positions. This can be a particular issue with a fleet of returnable freight assets, such as totes, tanks, boxes or enclosures.
Using the Internet and facilitated by technologies such as electronic file transfer, RFID or Bar Code, a returnable tracking system can be a major step towards controlling, recovering and securing returnable shipping assets during their useful service period while helping in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. Contrasted with a GPS location application, the tracking software application solutions includes not only each returnable asset's most up-to-date locale but also a saved collection of pertinent data or "passport" from the date the returnable shipping parcel was acquired.
In addition to assuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, the returnable asset tracking system support internal and external audit requirements, regulatory compliance and Trade (NAFTA) requirements but also improves Return on Assets (ROA) by revealing unneeded inventory and increasing utilization of tracked returnable assets.
Several of the administrative rewards you should also expect from automated tracking software application can be realized from a focus on event-triggered exception or smart reports. This should address potential problem areas of the returnable asset fleet performance such as stranded assets, excessive lag or transit times or inordinately high damage.
Do you experience stock outs, non-compliant packaging fines, lost or errant returnable containers? Do you have bewildering customer count reconciliations? If you can be more effective, by tracking your containers, should this not result in a more smooth running returnable container program?
Vestigo Corporation provides patented Tracking Systems for all types of returnable shipping assets. Other container tracking systems instruct you to adapt your operations to the strict design of their software. With Vestigo, your tracking system is tailor-made and modeled to meet your needs and goals.
Alex Mitchell, Vestigo Corporation
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