This should be fixed in the next patch. :)
Hi there!
Thanks for the great feedback. I'll try to improve these systems and fix the bugs you describe.
Regarding making entities stay in one place, you can issue a hold current position order with 'C', or a hold position at point order with 'V' and click where you want them to stay put.
Regarding the entities not equipping the individual uniform item, did they have a higher priority uniform taking precedence? Also, were they in the same room as the item?
Apples and coconuts are a bit broken atm. It's on my list of fixes for the Ardyn update. I am slow to get to it as there's a lot of tuning stuff I'm focused on right now. Sorry for the issue!