Inventory management system and method of use

Abstract

A system for monitoring inventory items, with each inventory item being associated with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The system comprises a check-in station for checking in inventory items. The check-in station comprises a first reader antenna for receiving information from RFID tags of inventory items being checked in, and a first indicator for providing an indication of the inventory items being checked in. The system additionally comprises a check-out station for checking out inventory items. The check-out station comprises a second reader antenna for receiving information from RFID tags of inventory items being checked out, and a second indicator for providing an indication of the inventory items being checked out.

1 . A system for monitoring inventory, said system comprising:
 a bulk package containing a plurality of inventory items, wherein the inventory items comprise consumable parts usable in a manufacturing process;   a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with said bulk package, wherein said RFID tag stores data comprising an inventory identification (ID) number, with such inventory ID number representative of the inventory items contained within said bulk package;   a check-in station for checking in the inventory items of said bulk package, wherein said check-in station comprises a first reader antenna for receiving said inventory ID number from said RFID tag of said bulk package;   a check-out station for checking out the inventory items of said bulk package, wherein said check-out station comprises a second reader antenna for receiving said inventory ID number from said RFID tag of said bulk package; and   a computing device configured to provide an inventory database, wherein the inventory database stores information related to the inventory items within said bulk package, with such information comprising: said inventory ID number of said RFID tag of said bulk package, a type of the consumable parts within said bulk package, and a total number of consumable parts within said bulk package.