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description: Streamline hardware operations to reduce shipping costs and ensure accurate billing. Use the Agentforce Sourcing Agent to improve inventory utilization and automate high-volume lifecycle transitions with custom batch jobs. To monitor capacity and daily usage trends, track managed hardware assets against purchased entitlements.
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# Manage Hardware Asset Lifecycles and Inventory

Streamline hardware operations to reduce shipping costs and ensure accurate billing. Use the Agentforce Sourcing Agent to improve inventory utilization and automate high-volume lifecycle transitions with custom batch jobs. To monitor capacity and daily usage trends, track managed hardware assets against purchased entitlements.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Agentforce IT Service.</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Sourcing Agent](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.it_srvcs_asset_mgmt_sourcing_agent_con.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Fulfill hardware requests efficiently and optimize stock utilization with the Sourcing Agent. This AI agent autonomously identifies the ideal fulfillment path for approved requests. This process reduces shipping costs and improves resource allocation.