This problem is really bad at my work.

We commonly run into finance issues about half way through the year. We get to the point where 10x HDMI cables get declined from Finance and we get reprimanded for not tracking where each HDMI or Ethernet Cable go. Near to the end of the year, the budget refreshes and finance (without consultation to us) ends up buying a bunch of random stuff.

"Guys, we brought 11 iPad Minis that need to be setup"

Oh so we can also get the HDMI cables now?

"No sorry, we just spent all the remaining money, have you audited the cables recently?"