An interesting article has been published on the OrthoGraph website about the value of asset data beyond FM systems.
“We have already seen several examples how providing assets with a unique identifier can be beneficial in real estate operation, or even by production machines. In short, the movement of the devices can easily be tracked, the maintainer can check whether he is starting the work on the proper equipment or only on a similar device nearby. The use of unique identifiers in the OrthoGraph’s system can also greatly speed up on-site work and improve service quality.”
Read the whole article: Why RFID and not barcode? | OrthoGraph | BIM Ecosystem for IWMS and CAFM