How do you decide if an item is individual or bulk?

When managing your inventory, it's important to determine whether an item should be classified as individual or bulk.

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Written by Maria Benitez Bedoya
Updated over a week ago

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.

  1. Is that piece of gear valuable and expensive to replace?

    1. Yes → Individual item

    2. No → Next question
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  2. Do you need to flag issues on the equipment- for example, it’s dirty, broken, or in repair?

    1. Yes → Individual item

    2. No → Next question
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  3. Do you own them in large quantities?

    1. Yes → It's a Bulk Item.

    2. 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

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