Setting up zones and stages
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You set up a site once. Draw its zones on a plan, name each zone the way your team says it out loud, and decide which zones stand for a stage of the turnaround, such as the wash bay or the workshop. After that, every sighting lands in a zone, and every asset that enters a stage zone moves to that stage.
How do I draw zones?
Section titled “How do I draw zones?”Upload a plan or an aerial view of the site, then draw an area for each row, rack, bay or building. Draw zones at the size your team searches in. See Zones and accuracy for what works and what does not.
What stages can I use?
Section titled “What stages can I use?”Stages follow your turnaround. A typical rental yard uses:
| Stage | Typical zone |
|---|---|
| Out on hire | Off site, or with a vehicle |
| Returned | Gate or return area |
| Washed | Wash bay |
| Checked | Workshop or inspection bench |
| Ready to rent | Ready line or a row |
Rename or add stages to match how your yard works.
How do stages update?
Section titled “How do stages update?”An asset moves to a stage when it is heard in that stage’s zone. A site gateway in the zone logs this on its own. Without a gateway, the stage updates when a phone passes by. Staff can also set a stage by hand in the app.
What does Hirro measure per stage?
Section titled “What does Hirro measure per stage?”Hirro records when each asset enters and leaves a stage, so you see how long assets wait in each stage. Exact dwell times need a site gateway at that zone, because a phone only hears an asset when someone walks past.