Summary
In short
- An asset movement and transfer is a record used in KnowOps that records an asset moving between areas, sites or owners, with condition at both ends. It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Asset and Equipment Control programme.
- Raised before the move. Completed by the releasing and receiving owners.
- The template holds 47 fields across 4 sections.
- Scoring is transfers documented, where high is good.
- ISO 55001 is asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Asset Register and Commissioning.
What it is
What it is
What is an asset movement and transfer?
An asset movement and transfer is a record used in KnowOps that records an asset moving between areas, sites or owners, with condition at both ends. It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Asset and Equipment Control programme.
When is an asset movement and transfer completed?
An asset movement and transfer is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Raised before the move.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Asset and Equipment Control programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links asset register and commissioning
Not for
- Tool Crib Issue and Return, which issues a tool or instrument to a person and records its return and condition.
- Equipment Loan Record, which lends equipment to or borrows it from another site, a contractor or a supplier, with terms and condition.
- Key and Access Device Register, which holds every key, fob and access device, who has it and what it opens.
- Anything outside KnowOps, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 55001Asset management systems
The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the asset movement and transfer template based on?+
It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1. ISO 55001 is asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the asset movement and transfer contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, before the move, after the move, outcome. Together they hold 47 fields, 40 of which are required.
How many asset movement and transfer records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the asset movement and transfer belong to?+
It is part of Asset and Equipment Control. Assets that keep their maintenance and inspection history when they move.
How is an asset movement and transfer scored?+
Scoring is transfers documented. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the asset movement and transfer template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the asset movement and transfer library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowOps — frontline execution. Shift handover, production control, daily management, worker lifecycle and improvement.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 55001 — Asset management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization