System and methods for controlled asset disposition

摘要

Disclosed is a method of controlling the disposition of an asset comprising the steps of transporting the asset from a customer facility to a disposition facility, receiving the asset at the disposition facility and creating a receipt record thereof, sorting the asset in accordance with a preselected method of disposition, and disposing of the asset in accordance with said preselected method of disposition; wherein the preselected method of disposition is one of a plurality of methods of disposition comprising: selling the asset on an as-is basis in the same condition that the asset was received at the disposition facility and creating a sale record thereof, refurbishing the asset in accordance with predetermined customer instructions and creating a refurbishment record thereof; dismantling the asset into an assembly of parts in accordance with predetermined customer instructions and creating a dismantle record thereof; dysfunctioning the asset in accordance with predetermined customer instructions and creating a dysfunction record thereof; reclaiming the asset in accordance with predetermined customer instructions and creating a reclaim record thereof; destroying the asset and creating a destruction record thereof; and storing the asset and creating an inventory record thereof. The method is carried out by a multimedia system comprising image capture means, data capture means, computing means, and multimedia devices strategically located throughout.