Inventory Management

13 posts in this category

All Posts Benefits 6 General Info 14 Maintenance 4 Using Scanlily 7 Construction 1 Education 3 Estate Sales 11 Home Inventory 7 Information Technology 4 Insurance Adjusters 10 Inventory Management 13 Labs 2 Locksmiths 1 Manufacturing 2 Media Production and Broadcasting 4 Moving and Storage 5 Property Management 1 Senior Move Management 2 Warehouses 3 Features 15

Delight Johnson Feb 16

Using Scanlily to Track Gear for Theaters and Media Production

A set is always in motion. In live production, items are exchanged quickly by dozens of people between rehearsals, scenes, storage units, trucks, and stages. When coordination breaks down… which it often does… you need emergency replacements. Missing gear leads, in...

Makenzie Wood Dec 09

Scanlily vs. Sortly: What's the Best Option for Smarter Inventory Management?

Managing equipment and assets used to be simple. There was just one site, a few tools, and one person who "just knew" where everything lived. Unfortunately, that's no longer the case. Today, even small organizations like constructions, IT, Labs, schools, juggle sha...

Peter Lazar Dec 09

Scanlily can replace Encircle with faster and improved inventorying

Encircle is discontinuing their free Home Inventory product on December 17, 2025. After this date, your data will be inaccessible. If you're an Encircle user looking for an alternative, read on to learn how Scanlily offers a powerful upgrade with more features. If...

Makenzie Wood Nov 11

Managing Seasonality in eCommerce: Stress-Free Best Practices for Small Businesses

Running an eCommerce business during peak season is both stressful and exhilarating. The influx of orders helps your business end the year on a positive note, although fulfilling these orders and organizing inventory is far from simple. Sales spikes, supply chain d...

Erin Jorgensen Jul 16

Siobhan’s Moving Story: How Scanlily Made Her Cross-Country Move Easier

Siobhan taking an image of her book collection After 21 years in the same home, Siobhan and her family decided it was time for a change. They sold their house and planned a big move across the United States to Seattle, Washington. With decades of memories and belon...

Erin Jorgensen Jul 03

4 Areas in Your Home That Scanlily Can Help You Organize

A well-organized home makes everyday life easier—less stress, less searching, and more time to relax. Scanlily helps you stay on top of what you own with photos, item descriptions, and even optional smart QR code labels and GPS tracking. Here are four common areas...

Erin Jorgensen Jun 06

Never Forget Where Things Go: How Scanlily's AI Helps You Stay Organized

Keep track of your belongings effortlessly with Scanlily—never wonder where things belong again. It’s easy to forget where things belong—Scanlily simplifies organization by helping you record and locate your items in seconds. With Scanlily, take a photo of an item,...

Erin Jorgensen May 23

How a Locksmith Uses AI to Simplify Inventory Management

Evan Caulfield uses Scanlily at his desk at Fuquay Lock Evan Caulfield, owner of Fuquay Locks in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, uses Scanlily to keep track of the tools, parts, and keys he works with on a daily basis. With so many items involved in locksmith work,...

Peter Lazar Apr 07

Simplify Lab Equipment Management with Scanlily's Mobile-First Approach

Through its beautifully simple design, Scanlily's equipment management system helps make maintenance tracking and regulatory compliance easy and efficient. This article explores how Scanlily's innovative QR-based equipment management system tracks diverse instrumen...

Jonathan Roberts Oct 10

How a Property Manager Tracks Keys and Equipment with Scanlily

Erik Leuschner is a regional expert in property management. He owns Real Property Management Insight, located in Blacksburg, Virginia. Home of the Virginia Tech Hokies, Blacksburg is small college town full of student and professional rentals. Erik oversees hundred...

Kunal Raval Aug 19

How to use QR codes for Inventory Management

Effective inventory management is crucial for any business, whether you're a small startup or a large enterprise. It ensures that you have the right products in the right quantity without overstocking or running out. But as your business grows, managing inventory c...

Peter Lazar Feb 08

Best Practices in Equipment Management

Regardless of whether your official title is 'Equipment Manager,' you might be tasked with inventorying or managing your institution's equipment. This blog covers best practices in equipment management including how to plan and organize, how to optimally configure...

Peter Lazar Feb 04

How to prepare your AV equipment inventory for next semester - including a sample Equipment Booking Policy

This guide provides educators and administrators with strategies for preparing AV and other equipment inventory for the upcoming semester. We’ll start by taking you through the steps in how to prepare an equipment inventory and also on how to write an effective equ...