[moncton golden flames]

Hello CP Braintrust!

I am on the Board of Directors for a small organization here in Calgary, the Permaculture Calgary Guild. We have a new initiative that I am spearheading, a Tool Trailer, and it will involve tracking tools that will be loaned out to our membership. It is essentially a community based tool sharing program we are setting up and it will require inventory management for the tools.

I would like to get a system set up that is scalable, so a revamp will not have to be done in a few years as the program grows. I would also like it to be simple enough to not require huge amounts of labour input beyond the initial setup.

I have been looking at using QR codes for each tool, but the management of those codes seems to be a pricey piece of software (monthly fees) and at an early stage of our Organization and the Tool Trailer, we need to keep costs to a minimum, preferably zero costs.

Ideally we want a system that is flexible and could possibly be managed by mobile phone or any other easy to use gadgets. Am I wrong in thinking QR codes are the way to go? If so, what other ways are there to manage the inventory in a cost and time sensitive manner?

Any input, suggestions or comments are very much welcome!