Article management system

摘要

An article management system which can efficiently search for the whereabouts of an article. The article management system for managing the whereabouts of an article existing in any of a plurality of sections includes radio communication devices provided in the respective sections, and an RFID tag and a portable device that are communicable with the radio communication device by radio. The RFID tag is attached to the article. The article is detected through communication between the RFID tag and one of the radio communication devices provided in the respective sections. Further, in which of the plurality of sections the article exists is specified through communication between the portable device and the radio communication devices provided in the respective sections.