When managing your inventory, it's important to determine whether an item should be classified as individual or bulk. This distinction can greatly impact your workflow and inventory management process. In this guide, we will provide you with clear guidelines and questions to consider when deciding if an item should be treated as an individual item or added to your bulk inventory.
💡 The decision of whether an item is individual or bulk relies on the specific company’s workflow.
What can influence this decision?
Inventory size.
Company size.
Your personal appreciation of what’s valuable or not.
Answer the following questions and use this as a guideline.
Is that piece of gear valuable and expensive to replace?
Yes → Individual item
No → Next question
Do you need to flag issues on the equipment- for example, it’s dirty, broken, or in repair?
Yes → Individual item
No → Next question
Do you own them in large quantities?
Yes → It's a Bulk Item.
No → Do you really want to track them?
Here are some examples of what Cheqroom customers have as Bulk Items
Individual Item | Bulk Item |
Cameras | Cables (XLR-HDMI) |
Lenses | Clamps |
Camera or lighting batteries | C-stand |
LED video lights | AA Batteries |
Drones | Grip items |
Monitors | Light Bulbs |
Ipads | Sandbags |
Teleprompter | Apple Box |
Tungsten lights | USB adapters |