Fleetio, a leading fleet maintenance software, has added new inventory valuation methods to its list of offerings, LIFO / FIFO (Last-In First-Out, First-In First-Out).
LIFO / FIFO is an accounting method that customers can use to determine their organization’s inventory costs. This will help Fleetio customers accurately account for parts and inventory used for fleet repairs, gaining visibility into the full cost of in-house maintenance, while also resulting in a more organized and efficient fleet.
"The FIFO/LIFO inventory valuation feature is necessary to track the value for financial reporting purposes and internal controls over the assets. It is easy to track, and the valuation feature works well,” said Robin Patterson, Deputy Director of Fleet Services for the City of Harris County Texas.
For organizations that purchase and resell units, they can use inventory valuation methods like LIFO / FIFO to attribute when parts came in and when they left. The LIFO method assumes that the last or most-recent unit to arrive in inventory is sold or used first, with the older inventory left over at the end of the accounting period. The FIFO method assumes that the first unit making its way into inventory, or the oldest inventory, is sold or used first.
With LIFO / FIFO, a fleet that keeps parts available for vehicle repair or performs in-house maintenance can now attribute the cost of parts to specific vehicles, providing a full view of the total cost of ownership. Technicians now have the ability to accurately account for costs on work orders based on the price of the part at the time of purchase, which can fluctuate. This results in better alignment with accounting teams regarding the allocation of part costs on work orders.
Fleetio currently offers over 25 key features, including parts and inventory management, inspections, VIN decoding, work orders and more within the cloud-based software and mobile app, Fleetio Go. With the addition of new inventory valuation methods to parts and inventory management, Fleetio is adding another layer to its library of features that help organizations track, analyze and improve their fleet operations across the globe.
Fleetio and its customers are excited for the addition of inventory valuation methods and how it will add more precision to financial reporting and inventory tracking.
"We want to make sure our customers have all the information they need to make smart decisions about their fleets. This new feature is one more way we're helping them do that,” explained Shay Misra, the Product Marketer at Fleetio.
To learn more about Fleetio’s new inventory valuation methods, visit www.fleetio.com/inventory-valuation.