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An inventory control system is an integrated package of software and hardware used in warehouse operations, and elsewhere, to monitor the quantity, location and status of inventory as well as the related shipping, receiving, picking and putaway processes. In common usage, the term may also refer to just the software components. Modern inventory control systems rely upon or RFID Reader to automatically identify the inventory object, and then collects additional information from the operators via fixed Terminal s ( Workstation s), or Mobile Computer s. APPLICATIONS An inventory control system may be used to automate a sales order fulfillment process. Such a system contains a list of order to be filled, and then prompts workers to pick the necessary items, and provides them with packaging and shipping information. Real time inventory control systems use wireless, mobile terminals to record inventory transactions at the moment they occur. A Wireless LAN transmits the transaction information to a central Database . Physical Inventory counting and Cycle Count ing are features of many inventory control systems which can enhance the organization. NOTABLE INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEMS REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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