Measure across the people who actually search, not just the asset-management team.
Planning tool · asset visibility
What is poor asset visibility costing the operation?
Use your own assumptions to estimate the annual staff time spent searching for equipment and the asset-loss exposure that improved visibility may be able to address. This is an indicative planning tool, not a guaranteed savings claim.
Build the business case correctly
Measure operational friction, not just tracker cost.
The useful baseline is what the current lack of visibility costs in time, replacement, unnecessary hire, duplicate purchasing and operational delay. Only include benefits you can evidence.
Separate genuine loss from delayed recovery and unnecessary replacement wherever possible.
Better visibility can support utilisation decisions, but quantify this only when you have reliable operational evidence.