The cost of poor asset visibility across multiple sites
Site A needs a piece of equipment. Site B has an unused one. No one knows. Site A buys another. Owning the required resource without the visibility to use it can become expensive.
82% of surveyed Canadian organizations affected
In July 2026, Samsara published a Wakefield Research study of 1,500 financial executives, including respondents in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Among the Canadian results, 82% reported that a missing critical asset caused a significant shutdown or delay in the previous 12 months, and 39% had used an emergency rental.
These figures focus largely on medium and large organizations and the study was commissioned by Samsara. They do not necessarily represent a small Quebec business, but they illustrate how secondary costs can exceed the value of the missing equipment.
When each site has its own version of reality
A resource can be available at Site A, reserved for Site B, transferred to Site C, or temporarily used on a project. When movements are not recorded in a shared system, each site gradually develops its own version of inventory. That is how duplicate purchases, local surpluses, and artificial shortages begin.
A shared view without erasing site ownership
With PROVINTOR, each site remains distinct while participating in a shared organizational view. Authorized users can consult resources by location, record transfers, and follow equipment as it moves between sites or projects.
Before buying, the team can check whether the company already has what it needs elsewhere. For a multi-site organization, that question can matter more than the total number of items.
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