Case Study: Portland State University achieves reliable, real-time asset tracking and eliminates spreadsheet dependence with Asset Panda

Portland State University’s Environmental Science Department Ditched Spreadsheets For A More Reliable Way To Track Assets

Portland State University’s Environmental Science Department, part of a large public research university in downtown Portland, needed a better way to track instructional materials and shared research equipment. Relying on Excel spreadsheets led to lost or misplaced items, duplicate/error-prone records, wasted time and replacement costs, and no reliable way to know where centralized and distributed assets were at any given time.

Since June 2016 they use Asset Panda’s cloud-based inventory platform with mobile check-in/check-out, role-based access, data import, customized reporting, maintenance/work orders and notifications, and unlimited custom fields/actions. The switch delivered reliable, up-to-date asset data accessible anywhere, improved accountability, reduced guesswork and losses, and flexible customization to match the department’s evolving procedures.

Portland State University

Kale Clauson

Lab Manager