Simplification of inventory management
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels configured to be affixed to a plurality of batteries, each of the plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels having a same stock-keeping unit number; and
utilizing individual ones of the plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels to track individual batteries of the plurality of batteries;
wherein a sale price of individual ones of a first set of the plurality of batteries is different from a sale price of individual ones of a second set of the plurality of batteries, andwherein each of the plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels is a physical structure.
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Abstract
A simplified inventory management method. The method employs a plurality of stock-keeping unit labels, with each of the plurality of stock-keeping unit labels having a same stock-keeping unit number. Individual ones of the plurality of stock-keeping unit labels are utilized to track individual items of a plurality of items. A sale price of individual ones a first set of the plurality of items is different from a sale price of individual ones of a second set of the plurality of items.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels configured to be affixed to a plurality of batteries, each of the plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels having a same stock-keeping unit number; and utilizing individual ones of the plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels to track individual batteries of the plurality of batteries; wherein a sale price of individual ones of a first set of the plurality of batteries is different from a sale price of individual ones of a second set of the plurality of batteries, and wherein each of the plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels is a physical structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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affixing a first inventory tracking stock-keeping unit label having a stock-keeping unit number to a first storage battery; affixing a first radio frequency identification (RFID) label to the first storage battery; storing warranty coverage information for the first storage battery in the first RFID label, wherein a price of the first storage battery is a function of the warranty coverage, and wherein a difference in price between the first storage battery and a second storage battery having a second inventory tracking stock-keeping unit label having a same stock keeping unit number as the first inventory tracking stock-keeping unit label is based on a difference in the warranty coverage of the first storage battery and a warranty coverage of the second storage battery, and wherein each of the plurality of inventory tracking stock-keeping unit labels is a physical structure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle battery comprising:
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a battery housing; a plurality of electrochemical cells in the battery housing electrically connected in series to a positive terminal of the battery and a negative terminal of the battery; an inventory tracking stock-keeping unit label having a stock-keeping unit number, the inventory tracking stock-keeping unit label affixed to the battery housing; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) label affixed to the battery housing, the RFID label comprising a memory comprising information related to the vehicle battery. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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