Spare Parts

Spare Part Locations – When is a Bin not a Bin?

What is a Spare Part Location A spare part bin is a repository for spare parts. You might think that all  asset-management databases support the concept of  spare part bins, but surprisingly they don’t, and those that do all do it in different ways. Many of you will remember the old SEMS system developed by IBS [...]


Spare Part Location Management

Spare Part Location Bulk Update From time to time you may want to re-organise your spare part store, and this will probably involve renaming your spare part bins. How can you do this? For a single spare part you can do this by editing the spare part, going to the Locations tab and then simply [...]


Keeping Spare Part Prices Up-to-Date

Spare Part Prices As you probably know, E-Quip records several prices for spare parts: a) The base charge b) The default job charge c) Supplier list prices The first two define how much you will charge for prices, while the third indicates how much you pay for parts. An optional markup can be applied to [...]


Spare Part Audit: Auto-Prompt when Adjusting Spare Part Stock

New Feature in 1.16.0 As you might know, adjusting stock levels in E-Quip in completely trivial; simply open the spare parts property page, move to the Bins tab, then enter the quantity in the Stock field. Behind the scenes E-Quip creates an audit record to note who and when made this change. Now, if the [...]