Business Units allow organizations to divide equipment, parts, inventory, and assets into logical operating divisions.

Think of a Business Unit as a department, division, region, subsidiary, or operating group within your company.

Business Units are commonly used by oil and gas companies, construction companies, equipment dealers, rental companies, service providers, and industrial organizations to keep inventory organized and improve reporting.

In Fuelled, Business Units can be assigned to:

As organizations grow, inventory is often spread across multiple divisions, operating regions, projects, or departments.

Business Units help answer questions such as:

Without Business Units, all assets appear under one organization, making reporting and accountability much more difficult.

A Business Unit acts as an organizational layer above equipment and parts.

Example Structure:

Company

├── Operations
├── Rentals
├── Compression
├── Production
├── Maintenance
├── Asset Recovery
└── Drilling

Each business unit can manage its own equipment and inventory while still operating under the same Fuelled account.

Responsible for day-to-day field operations.

Typical Assets:

Responsible for production activities and producing assets.

Typical Assets:

Responsible for compression equipment and related infrastructure.

Typical Assets:

Responsible for drilling operations and support equipment.

Typical Assets:

Responsible for servicing and maintaining equipment.

Typical Assets:

Responsible for rental inventory.

Typical Assets:

Responsible for surplus, retired, and disposition assets.

Typical Assets:

To create a new Business Unit:

The Business Unit will immediately become available throughout Fuelled.

The name used to identify the division within your organization.

Examples:

Choose a name that clearly represents the division's purpose.

The primary operating address for the Business Unit.

Examples:

This helps organize reporting and identify where the division operates.

If an address cannot be automatically located, you can manually enter:

This is useful for:

Every equipment record can be assigned to a Business Unit.

Examples:

This helps determine ownership and responsibility for the asset.

Parts can also be assigned to Business Units.

Examples:

This improves inventory visibility and accountability.

A common question is:

What's the difference between a Business Unit and a Location?

Represents who owns or manages the asset.

Examples:

Represents where the asset physically exists.

Examples:

Example:

A compressor may belong to:

Business Unit: Compression Division

While being physically located at:

Location: Grande Prairie Yard

Both can be assigned simultaneously.

Business Units are long-term organizational structures.

Projects are temporary initiatives.

Example:

Business Unit:

Projects:

A Business Unit may support many different projects over time.

Business Units make reporting significantly more powerful.

Examples:

View all equipment assigned to:

Track inventory ownership between departments.

Determine total equipment value assigned to each division.

Understand how equipment is distributed throughout the organization.

This makes asset assignment easier from the beginning.

Good Examples:

Avoid:

All equipment and parts should have a Business Unit whenever possible.

Business Units should represent departments or divisions, not locations.

Remember:

Business Unit = Who owns it

Location = Where it is

ABC Energy

Equipment:
CAT 3516 Generator

Business Unit:
Operations

Location:
Grande Prairie Yard

This provides both organizational ownership and physical tracking.

Business Units help organizations organize equipment and parts based on ownership, responsibility, and operational structure.

When used alongside Locations, Business Units provide a powerful framework for managing inventory, improving reporting, and maintaining visibility across all assets within Fuelled.