Inventory management system and method

摘要

A space management system includes price display labels (103) mounted on rails (100) along the edges of shelves in a store. A communications link between a computer (115) and the labels (103) permits the computer to address each label by a logical address and to determine the physical location of each label to within a resolution of typically 1.2m. The system prepares price audit lists and adjacency audit lists that permit economical use of the time of store personnel during the audit. The lists are generated in such a way that the items on a particular list are physically contiguous. In performing an audit of product facings, the user is able to use the display hardware, including a push button (107) on each label, as a data collection system for product facing information. A product location mode is also available.