If you have decided it's time to implement an asset tracking and management system, you may be considering what type of system to implement. There are many off the shelf tools that could potentially be used, such as Excel, Access. There are open source database systems like mySQL. You can build your own system on a served database platform such as Oracle or SQL Server, or purchase a commercial product ready to implement. One thing that really needs to be considered for a successful implementation is "data quality", both in terms of how system design will affect quality and how choices made during implementation will affect it.
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