Giving every maintainable asset a unique, readable identifier that appears on the asset, in the model, on drawings and in the maintenance system, so all four point to the same thing.
Asset tagging gives each maintainable asset a unique identifier, the tag, used everywhere: on a physical label, in the model, in the schedules and in the maintenance system. When a technician stands in front of a pump, the label should lead straight to that pump's record, history and documents. When the tag is missing or different in each system, every maintenance job starts with detective work.
All three belong in the asset data; only the tag goes on the label.
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