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QR Inventory

Track stock with a QR label and any phone.

Not every item needs an RFID tag. Altai QR inventory lets you print QR labels, scan them with a standard smartphone, and feed the same live platform — a lighter, hardware-free way to keep an accurate count.

01 — Print & apply

Generate durable QR labels for every item

The platform assigns a unique code to each item, bin or location and prints ready-to-stick QR labels in batches. Weatherproof and abrasion-resistant options survive crates, cold storage and daily handling.

  • Batch-print unique codes for items, bins and zones
  • Weatherproof and freezer-grade label stock
  • Human-readable SKU printed alongside the code
02 — Scan on any phone

No readers — just the camera your team already has

Staff scan labels straight from the Altai app or a phone camera to check items in and out, count stock, or look up where something is. Zero special hardware means you can roll it out across a site in an afternoon.

  • Works on standard Android and iOS phones
  • Check-in / check-out, stock-count and lookup in one tap
  • Offline-friendly — scans queue and sync when back online
Items tracked4,120
MonSun
03 — One platform

QR scans feed the same live dashboard as RFID

Every QR scan lands in the same Altai inventory platform your RFID reads do. You get one unified stock view, movement history and audit trail — whether an item is tracked by tag or by label.

  • Unified stock levels across QR- and RFID-tracked items
  • Full movement history and audit trail per item
  • Integrates with accounting / ERP (e.g. SQL Accounting)
Multi-location visibility

See one product's stock across every store, live.

Every QR scan rolls up by location, so head office sees exactly how much of an item sits in each store or warehouse — and where it's running low — without a manual stock take.

Cotton T-shirt
SKU · AP-00482
1,284
On hand · all stores
Petaling JayaFlagship
412In stock
Kuala LumpurKLCC
368In stock
Johor BahruCity Square
286In stock
PenangGurney
184Low
Kota KinabaluSuria Sabah
34Reorder
Updated live from staff phone scans 5 locations · synced 40s ago
QR or RFID?

Two ways to track — pick per item, not per company.

Most operations run both. QR keeps the cost down where scanning by hand is fine; RFID takes over where speed and hands-free capture matter. The same platform holds them together.

QR INVENTORY

Light, low-cost, phone-first

Best when volumes are moderate and a quick manual scan is acceptable.

  • Cheap labels — cents per item, print in-house
  • No readers or gates to install
  • Any smartphone becomes a scanner
  • Ideal for fixed assets, tools and slower-moving stock
Best for: smaller sites, fixed assets, documents, backroom stock. Lowest upfront cost.
RFID TRACKING

Fast, hands-free, bulk capture

Best when you move volume and can't stop to scan each item.

  • Read hundreds of tags at once, no line of sight
  • Automatic capture at gates and zones
  • Locate a buried item in seconds
  • Ideal for high-throughput crates, pallets and dispatch
Best for: processing plants, cold-chain, high-volume warehousing. See RFID →
Where QR fits

Great for the items RFID doesn't need to touch.

FIXED ASSETS

Tools & equipment

Tag equipment, tools and machines so anyone can scan to log who has what and where it lives.

BACKROOM

Spares & consumables

Keep an accurate count of parts, spares and packaging without the cost of tagging every unit.

LOCATIONS

Bins & shelf labels

Label bins, shelves and zones so a scan instantly tells staff exactly what belongs where.

Getting started

Live in four simple steps.

01

Import your items

We load your item list, or you add items as you go — each gets a unique code.

02

Print & apply labels

Batch-print QR labels and stick them on items, bins and locations.

03

Scan to track

Staff scan with their phones to check stock in, out and around the site.

04

Watch it live

Counts, locations and history update in the same platform, in real time.

Start light with QR — scale to RFID when you need it.

Book a free demo and we'll help you decide which items suit QR, which suit RFID, and how to run both from one platform.

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