Abstract: An apparatus for managing inventory is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of labels each having a unique pre-printed indicia. A printer prints machine-readable data corresponding to product information on one or more of the labels, such that the machine-readable data is printed on a same side of the label as the unique pre-printed indicia. An imaging device reads the machine-readable data and the unique pre-printed indicia on the label. A computing device includes software that associates the machine-readable data with the unique pre-printed indicia to create an association that is stored in a memory.

Abstract: An apparatus for tracking inventory is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of labels with pre-printed indicia, such that each label in the plurality of labels includes a unique indicia representing a unique serial number. Each of the plurality of labels is applied to one of a plurality of the same products. Each product in the plurality of the same products uses the same machine-readable data. An imaging device reads the machine-readable data used by the plurality of the same products and the unique pre-printed indicia on the label applied to each product. A computing device is coupled to the imaging device. Software executing on the computing device associates the machine-readable data with the unique pre-printed indicia to create an association. The association is stored in a memory.