Graphics-based inventory control system
First Claim
1. A method for tracking and placing product inventory at a location using a graphics-based inventory control system, the method comprising:
- creating an electronic graphics-based layout of product display areas at said location in said graphics-based inventory control system according to a best practice agreement, wherein said electronic graphics-based layout is manipulated by said graphics-based inventory control system;
displaying said graphics-based layout on a output device; and
placing said product inventory at said location according to said graphics-based layout.
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Abstract
A graphics-based inventory control system for creating a visional graphics-based blueprint representation indicating the current placement of product in the sales bays and aisles in a particular location for the tracking of inventory and sales as well as to ensure the accurate placement of the product in accordance to the best practice agreement is disclosed. The graphics-based inventory control system is used to quickly alter off-site the configuration of the visional graphics-based blueprint representation to assist in the planning of future product placement in the remote location is also disclosed. The graphics-based inventory control system can further assist in determining the optimal product placement in the warehouse to streamline the shipping of the products to the individual remote locations by placing the products in the most efficient location in the warehouse for shipping the product out.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for tracking and placing product inventory at a location using a graphics-based inventory control system, the method comprising:
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creating an electronic graphics-based layout of product display areas at said location in said graphics-based inventory control system according to a best practice agreement, wherein said electronic graphics-based layout is manipulated by said graphics-based inventory control system;
displaying said graphics-based layout on a output device; and
placing said product inventory at said location according to said graphics-based layout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for tracking and placing product inventory at a location using a graphics-based control system, the method comprising:
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establishing a graphics-based layout of product display areas at said location;
placing products at said location based on said graphics-based layout;
tracking product movement into and out of said location; and
positioning said product inventory at said location such that said product inventory having the greatest product movement into and out of said location is placed in an area having the greatest accessibility relative to moving said product inventory out of said location. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A method for tracking and placing product inventory at a location using a graphics-based control system, the method comprising:
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establishing a graphics-based layout of product display areas at said location;
placing products at said location into said product display areas in accordance to a best practice agreement;
tracking product movement into and out of said location;
calculating average daily unit sales per product display area based on said product movement. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for tracking and placing product inventory at a location using a graphics-based control system, the method comprising:
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establishing a graphics-based layout of product display areas at said location;
placing products at said location into said product display areas in accordance to a best practice agreement;
tracking product movement into and out of said location; and
producing a sales report for a sales representative affiliated with said location based on sales generated with a particular placement of said products at said location. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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