Maintenance
   • MRO item cost charged to work orders
   • spare parts and MRO managed and ordered
 

  Accounting
   • expenditures against budgets
   • job costs
   • know fixed asset and current inventory values
   • receipts against purchase orders
 

 Engineering
   • tool and assembly usage information can
     provide comparisons for new tool trials
   • check tooling availability when designing tool
     assembly
   • create tool sheets and setup data in PC-
     TOOLCRIB instead of in CAD drawings where
     data is available to everyone.
   • attach tool assembly CAD drawing to tool kit
 

 Production Planning
   • check tooling availability against production
     schedule or “what if” forecasting
 

 Regrind / Rework
   • trace regrind tools to outside suppliers with a
     PO
   • know what needs to be worked on first.

 Purchasing
   • complete supplier accountability, on-time
     percentages, etc;
   • requisition review to get price quotes 
   • purchase order generation
   • supplier quantity discount schedules
 

 Metrology / Gage Lab
   • know what and when gages need to be
     calibrated
   • ISO, MIL, QES, FDA CFR, and other
     certifications
   • trace who and what it was used on
 

  Shop Floor
   • view tool assembly components
   • latest CAD drawing and notes
   • request tools be delivered or ready from crib

 Inspection / QA
   • evaluate new purchased assets before
     placing into stock
   • evaluate PPE and other equipment for current
     condition