Help! Laptop Maintenance Policy

Hi Everyone,

I am managing IT resources for a Trading company. We now want our sales force to carry-a-laptop instead of their desktop.

While this is a great idea to increase flexibility and efficiency, I have been asked to design a policy for maintaining the laptops.

I am looking for answers to following questions:

1. Who should bear the cost of maintenance company or employee to whom the laptop is given?

2. If the laptop is damaged, who should bear the cost of repair/replacement?

TIA!

Regards
Shaishav