System and method for managing inventory of consumable articles
US9558470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Restocking cards with machine readable tags are placed on article packaging in a supply room. When an employee wishes to order an article, the employee removes the restocking card from the article packaging and presents the restocking card to a container equipped with a machine readable tag reader. The machine readable tag of the restocking card enables the container to generate an order for a predefined quantity of the identified article. The order is sent to a central stock server which processes the order and sends it to the appropriate fulfillment server.
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