Inventory

Updated June 28, 2026

Structure equipment inventory around how the team rents it

Separate the product customers request from the variant, quantity, or exact unit staff fulfills, then keep pricing, identifiers, location, and status consistent.

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Rental inventory catalog with equipment availability, rates, deposits, and stock counts

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Reviewed June 28, 2026

Use customer-facing product names and only the variants that change what the customer selects or what staff must prepare. Product name and description. Rental versus consumable type.

01

Model products and variants clearly
Use customer-facing product names and only the variants that change what the customer selects or what staff must prepare.
Product name and description
Rental versus consumable type
Variant labels and images
Pricing, deposit, sale price, and tax profile

02

Track exact units or quantities
Serialized rental stock needs individual identifiers and status; consumables need quantity-on-hand, held, and available counts by variant and location.
SKU, QR, and barcode
Condition and notes
Location
Quantity or physical-unit status

03

Let operations update inventory
Reservations, checkout, return, inspection, damage, loss, maintenance, and storefront requests should change the records staff use to answer availability.
Reservation holds
Checkout assignment
Return inspection
Maintenance and readiness

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