OUT OF STOCK ITEM TRACKING AT RETAIL SALES FACILITIES

摘要

In some embodiments, methods and systems of locating overstock items at a retail sales facility include receiving an indication that a product at the retail sales facility is out of stock and determining whether the product is located on a sales floor or in the stock room at the retail sales facility; then, in response to a determination that the product is not located on the sales floor or in the stock room, tracking a location of the product based on at least one inventory management factor associated with the retail sales facility and at least one worker task event associated with the product; and outputting to a worker at the retail sales facility, based on the tracking of the location of the at least one product, an indication of a perceived location of the least one product.

主权项

1. A method for assisting in the locating of out of stock items at a retail sales facility, the method comprising:
receiving, an indication that at least one product at the retail sales facility is out of stock on a sales floor at the retail sales facility; determining, via an inventory management electronic device including a processor, that inventory management data indicates that the at least one product is not located on the sales floor and is not located in a stock room of the retail sales facility; tracking, via the inventory management electronic device, a location of the at least one product based on at least one inventory management factor associated with the retail sales facility and at least one worker task event associated with the at least one product; and outputting, based on the tracking step and via the inventory management electronic device, an indication of a predicted location of the least one product to a user at the retail sales facility.