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Automated Inventory Management (AIM)

Take the Supply House Anywhere

Elliott Electric Supply has invested a great deal of time and effort in our Automated Inventory Management (AIM) software. Fully customizable, robust, and easy to use, AIM is developed and supported in-house by Elliott Electric Supply programmers and technicians. We've been in business since 1972, and AIM is modelled after our own, time-tested methods of inventory management.

Avoid Downtime – Stay Stocked

Have you experienced costly delays due to out-of-stock inventory?

AIM helps you avoid these unnecessary costs by keeping your inventory locally stocked and up to date.

With AIM, stock the inventory you truly need and have it delivered when you need it.

Below is an overview of how this is accomplished and the flexibility AIM offers.

Manage Your Supply
  • Track inventory usage and trends for your job site, service truck, or facility.
  • Count as your materials are issued and consumed, even without an Internet connection.
  • Easily restock supplies anywhere, whenever you choose.
  • You can restock automatically on your schedule or manually on demand.

Summary of Benefits

  • Save up to 30% on labor costs.
  • Avoid running out of stock.
  • Schedule your incoming inventory as needed.
  • Track inventory usage with custom reports.
  • Reduce your number of invoices.
  • Match Point-of-Sale data to your invoices.
  • Track and manage your tool rentals.

Capability and Support

  • AIM easily adapts to different jobs types, using your choice of devices.
  • We offer in-house technical support, 24/7, year-round.
  • AIM is cloud-based software, which means added convenience, dependability, and safekeeping for your inventory data.
  • Our in-house software development team reviews your feedback and can customize AIM to your specifications.

Flexibility for All Worksites & Facilities

On-Site Supply Trailers

Even in the most remote locations, we will deliver containers fully supplied with the materials you need. Restocking or modifying your on-site inventory is as easy as contacting your sales rep.

Consignment inventory is also available. Email aimsupport@elliottelectric.com or call 1-888-569-7181 for more info.

Service Vehicles

Track material as it’s sold to your customers or used by your technicians. Restock your trucks with ordered materials, or come to any of our locations and we will do it for you.

MRO Facilities

Save time and cost by insuring what you need is always available, while still preventing overstock. Keep track of what materials each department uses. Trend reports ensure that you stock only the supplies you need.

Multi-Phase Projects

Stock your inventory according to each phase of the project, with material delivered on your schedule. Minimize downtime by having material on-site when needed, and track material usage through all project stages for easier estimation and billing.

Levels of Control – AIM Variations

AIM Basic Simple Integration (VMI)

Basic service gives you a completely vendor-managed inventory. This means we drop the initial inventory at your location, count it for you as needed, and restock the materials on your schedule. You use the supplies, and we handle the rest.

Ideal Uses: Commercial construction projects • Maintenance facilities • Shop inventories • Job sites

AIM Basic+ Customized Control

Basic+ lets you decide what to self-manage and what to automate. You can perform live counts when you issue materials, create custom PO numbers, and adjust your incoming inventory anytime. Tracking reports let you know when to reorder, which can be done automatically or by any of your personnel who have access to ordering.

Ideal Uses: Contractors with multiple jobs • Service trucks • Maintenance facilities

AIM Pro Full Tracking

In addition to the Basic+ features discussed above, AIM Pro lets you create your own tracking codes for nearly every element of your job site. This gives you complete control over the movement and monitoring of your materials.

Examples of tracking: job names, phase codes, truck numbers, customers, employee names, departments—track it all!
Everything you track can appear on your invoices, making it easy to reconcile. We also support multiple warehouses and transfers.

Ideal Uses: Multi-phased construction projects

The Right Equipment for the Job

AIM lets you use the devices that YOU prefer.

Rugged Devices

Our devices are made to withstand harsh job sites, operate for extended periods, and scan in low light. They are able to track your data with limited Internet connection or completely offline.

Android Phones and Tablets

Use your existing devices to scan, manage inventory, view reports, and place orders.

Computers

See full reports, manage inventory, and export POs, history, or pricing into your estimation, planning, or accounting software.


Learn More

Use the info below to contact us directly, or talk to your sales representative today to learn more about AIM and how you can begin taking advantage of its features.

1-888-569-7181

aimsupport@elliottelectric.com