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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 32797" data-attributes="member: 34">Re: What do you want from inventory software?Graham Wakefield just showed me a barcode scanner attached to his iPod touch which is what he uses to track all outgoing and incoming gear. I thought it was great. Every cable, case, and rack should have a barcode, and in the software it should be as easy as clicking &#039;new rental&#039; and scanning everything in, which should generate a bill automatically (obviously pending a discount for some people). Same thing for when the gear comes back - just scanning it in should bring up the outgoing rental and it should check everything back in and bill for what&#039;s missing. There should be another mode for sales (things going out permanently from production inventory), plus for incoming inventory (new gear!) to assign a barcode and all the necessary details.Graham also mentioned he is getting into an RFID setup with one of those big scanner things that he can literally walk a pile of gear through and the rest is automatic! No more scanning barcodes.For now, I&#039;m doing all my inventory in QuickBooks, which can&#039;t differentiate between new stock and production inventory (AFAIK).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 32797, member: 34"] Re: What do you want from inventory software? Graham Wakefield just showed me a barcode scanner attached to his iPod touch which is what he uses to track all outgoing and incoming gear. I thought it was great. Every cable, case, and rack should have a barcode, and in the software it should be as easy as clicking 'new rental' and scanning everything in, which should generate a bill automatically (obviously pending a discount for some people). Same thing for when the gear comes back - just scanning it in should bring up the outgoing rental and it should check everything back in and bill for what's missing. There should be another mode for sales (things going out permanently from production inventory), plus for incoming inventory (new gear!) to assign a barcode and all the necessary details. Graham also mentioned he is getting into an RFID setup with one of those big scanner things that he can literally walk a pile of gear through and the rest is automatic! No more scanning barcodes. For now, I'm doing all my inventory in QuickBooks, which can't differentiate between new stock and production inventory (AFAIK). [/QUOTE]

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