PRODUCT LEVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. A product level management system comprising:
- a memory configured to store product level data relating to product stored at a plurality of locations;
a plurality of portable personal communications devices configured to read a code associated with a product, generate product usage data and send the product usage data, wherein the product usage data includes product location data;
a processor configured to;
receive the product usage data;
update the product level data according to the product usage data;
determine whether more of the product is required based on the product level data; and
send a product order message in the event more of the product is required; and
a product ordering system configured to receive the product order message and subsequently creating a product order.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a product level management system, method and apparatus that enable the levels of product to be maintained through automated ordering once product levels fall below a preset level. Product usage is tracked by using a device to read a code associated with a product at the time the product is used. Product usage data is used to update product level data, which is used to determine whether more product is required. The invention also allows an audit of product levels to be conducted and the product level data to be updated as a result of the audit.
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1. A product level management system comprising:
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a memory configured to store product level data relating to product stored at a plurality of locations; a plurality of portable personal communications devices configured to read a code associated with a product, generate product usage data and send the product usage data, wherein the product usage data includes product location data; a processor configured to; receive the product usage data; update the product level data according to the product usage data; determine whether more of the product is required based on the product level data; and send a product order message in the event more of the product is required; and a product ordering system configured to receive the product order message and subsequently creating a product order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 16, 18, 19)
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20. A method of managing product levels comprising:
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receiving product usage data generated by a portable personal communications device following reading of a code associated with a product, wherein the product usage data includes the product location data; updating product level data according to the product usage data; determining whether more of the product is required based on the product level data; and sending a product order message to a product ordering system in the event more of the product is required. - View Dependent Claims (21, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for use in a product level management system for managing product levels of product stored at a plurality of locations, the apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
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receive product usage data generated by a portable personal communications device following reading of a code associated with a product wherein the product usage data includes product location data; update product level data according to the product usage data; determine whether more of the product is required based on the product level data; and send a product order message to a product ordering system in the event more of the product is required. - View Dependent Claims (29, 32, 33, 34)
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