| 摘要 |
<p>An inventory control and communication system provides automated real-time polling of stock levels and ordering in a timely manner to allow optimal stock levels to be maintained. A storage unit, or bin, is established for each stock item. One or more transducers are associated with each storage unit to produce a signal indicative of the weight of the stock items stored in or at the corresponding storage unit. The signals are transmitted at regular intervals to a central inventory server, which maintains information about transducer location and the corresponding stock item, such as item weight and supplier information. Inventory logic in the central inventory server computes the quantity of each stock item from the transducer signals and the weight of the stock items. Iventory logic also includes threshold values for the minimum and maximum quantity of each stock item. When the quantity of a stock item reaches a minimum threshold, inventory logic sends an order to the supplier to restore the stock item to the maximum quantity threshold.</p> |
