You’ve put your all into your business to ensure its success and with that, you’ve made investments in the assets that are valuable to your salon and its operation – data, technology, personnel, to name just a few of the important ones. As a salon owner, one of your most vital assets is your tanning equipment and this makes it that much more imperative to electronically track information related to each and every piece of equipment that you own in addition to recording maintenance performed on your units.
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Each time you acquire a new piece of equipment, it will benefit you in the long run if you add it to your system immediately. Your software program should allow you to track important data such as the serial number, purchase date and even cost of the unit, as this data will be helpful at the time of resale when you refresh your equipment mix.
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If your salon management system is integrated with a timer system, you will have the ability to automatically track data such as the total equipment usage in hours, as well as the usage of your acrylics, and your canopy, bench, facial and shoulder-lamp usage, where applicable.
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Tracking lamp life is especially important to ensure that you are performing regular lamp changes. If you are configuring your expected lamp life per unit, you can readily view current usage and life remaining so that you will have ample time to reorder lamps well before re-lamping is needed. Having an electronic record of lamp changes, along with the associated costs, will keep these details readily available and in a single location when you need to reference it, meaning that you can toss that old, handwritten log.
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When it comes to equipment maintenance, electronically documenting the work will not only aid in efficiency, but will actually extend the life of your tanning equipment, as well. Being informed of the work completed on a unit will allow you to easily schedule upcoming maintenance and essentially help avoid unnecessary future repairs.
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Do yourself, your staff and your tanning systems a favor: employ a tool to help you efficiently manage and maintain them!
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A point-of-sale system that is unified with your equipment maintenance system will enable your staff to submit maintenance requests and easily communicate the severity and type of issue by selecting from a list of pre-configured and customized options. Additionally, a description of the issue can be noted, and the equipment can also be inactivated if the issue is severe, so that customers are not accidentally sent to a tanning room with inoperative equipment.
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An efficient equipment maintenance module will automatically assign a ticket to the person responsible for completing the work based on the type of issue selected when the request was submitted. If you have multiple locations, this will aid the technician in planning their schedule and associated route, and to know what parts are needed to complete the needed repairs – saving time, and we all know that “time is money.”
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An equipment maintenance system will allow your staff to log their activities on the tickets assigned to them and update the status of the issues throughout, so that you are well informed of the progress – perhaps they are waiting on a part to be delivered or will need the assistance of another employee. The technician can check the item off their to-do list by marking the ticket as resolved when the maintenance is completed.
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As one of your most substantial business assets, well-maintained equipment is crucial not only in providing the best tanning session to your salon guests, but also in promoting the longevity of its life. Do yourself, your staff and your tanning systems a favor: employ a tool to help you efficiently manage and maintain them!
