Inventory management system and method
First Claim
1. An inventory management system for calculating stock ages for materials and generating alerts according to information on abnormal materials, the inventory management system comprising:
- a database server comprising a database for storing inventory information, said inventory information including item numbers, material names, quantities and prices for various materials, storage locations, stock ages, supplier names, and names of users of the materials; and
an application server for monitoring and managing inventory, the application server comprising;
a data analyzing module provided for calculating stock ages for materials, analyzing quantities and prices for abnormal materials, and integrating inventory information on the abnormal materials from various storage locations; and
an alert module provided for generating alerts according to the integrated inventory information on the abnormal materials.
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Abstract
An inventory management system includes a plurality of client computers (6), a database server (4) comprising a database (40) for storing inventory information, an application server (2) for monitoring and managing inventory, and a network (5) interconnecting all the above entities. The application server includes a basic data maintenance module (21) provided for maintaining inventory information stored in the database; a data analyzing module (22) provided for calculating stock ages for materials, analyzing quantities and prices for all abnormal materials, and integrating inventory information on the abnormal materials from various storage locations; and an alert module (23) provided for generating alerts according to the integrated inventory information on the abnormal materials. A related inventory management method is also disclosed.
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8 Claims
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1. An inventory management system for calculating stock ages for materials and generating alerts according to information on abnormal materials, the inventory management system comprising:
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a database server comprising a database for storing inventory information, said inventory information including item numbers, material names, quantities and prices for various materials, storage locations, stock ages, supplier names, and names of users of the materials; and
an application server for monitoring and managing inventory, the application server comprising;
a data analyzing module provided for calculating stock ages for materials, analyzing quantities and prices for abnormal materials, and integrating inventory information on the abnormal materials from various storage locations; and
an alert module provided for generating alerts according to the integrated inventory information on the abnormal materials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-based inventory management method for calculating stock ages for materials and generating alerts according to information on abnormal materials, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating stocks ages for various materials;
determining whether any materials are abnormal, by comparing the calculated stock ages with their respective standard stock ages;
obtaining inventory quantities for any one or more abnormal materials;
obtaining prices for the abnormal materials;
integrating inventory information on the abnormal materials from various storage locations;
generating one or more statistical reports according to the integrated inventory information; and
generating alerts according to the statistical reports. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A computer-based inventory management method for calculating stock ages for materials and generating alerts according to information on abnormal materials, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating stocks ages for various materials;
determining whether any materials are abnormal, by comparing the calculated stock ages with their respective standard stock ages;
obtaining inventory quantities for any one or more abnormal materials;
integrating inventory information on the abnormal materials from various storage locations;
generating one or more statistical reports according to the integrated inventory information; and
generating alerts according to the statistical reports.
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