System and method for dynamic perishable item replenishment

A method for dynamic replenishment in a facility comprising:

• electronically reading, by a mobile inventory processing device comprising an electronic reader and a notification output device, a machine readable code forming a product tag affixed to packaging of a perishable item upon receipt of a shipment of the perishable item, the machine readable code encoding an identification of the perishable item wherein the mobile inventory processing device comprises one or more sensors, and a notification output device;
• transmitting, by the mobile inventory processing device to a stock inventory processing device, a first indication identifying the perishable item associated with the received shipment based on the machine readable code forming the product tag;
• receiving, by the stock inventory processing device from the mobile inventory processing device, the first indication identifying the perishable item associated with the received shipment;
• retrieving, by the stock inventory processing device from a database, a real time shelf stock inventory value corresponding to the perishable item identified in the first indication;
• retrieving, by the stock inventory processing device from the database, a historic daily sales value corresponding to the perishable item;
• determining, by the stock inventory processing device, a restocking value based on whether the historic daily sales value exceeds the real time shelf stock inventory value;
• transmitting, by the stock inventory processing device to the mobile inventory processing device, a second indication, wherein the second indication corresponds to an insufficient shelf stock in the facility associated with the perishable item;
• receiving, by the mobile inventory device from the stock inventory processing device, the second indication corresponding to the insufficient shelf stock in the facility associated with the perishable item, wherein the second indication comprises a notification indication;
• determining, by the stock inventory processing device, that there is an existing stock of the perishable item in the facility, wherein the existing stock of the perishable item is not the shelf stock or the received shipment;
• retrieving, by the stock inventory processing device from the database, a location of the existing stock of the perishable item in the facility;
• transmitting, by the stock inventory processing device to the mobile inventory processing device, a third indication corresponding to the location of the existing stock in the facility and an instruction to transfer the existing stock to a retail area of the facility;
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• transmitting, by the stock inventory processing device to the mobile inventory processing device, a fourth indication corresponding to an instruction to store the perishable item in the received shipment in a storage area of the facility.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for dynamic replenishment in a facility, having stored thereon, instructions that when executed in a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

• electronically reading, by a mobile inventory processing device comprising an electronic reader and a notification output device, a machine readable code forming a product tag affixed to packaging of a perishable item upon receipt of a shipment the perishable item, the machine readable code encoding an identification of the perishable item;
• transmitting a first indication, to a stock inventory processing device, the first indication identifying the perishable item associated with the received shipment based on the machine readable code forming the product tag;
• receiving the first indication identifying the perishable item associated with the received shipment from the mobile inventory processing device;
• retrieving a real time shelf stock inventory value corresponding to the perishable item identified in the first indication;
• retrieving, from a database, a historic daily sales value corresponding to the perishable item;
• determining a restocking value based on whether the historic daily sales value exceeds the real time shelf stock inventory value;
• transmitting a second indication to the mobile inventory processing device, wherein the second indication corresponds to an insufficient shelf stock associated with the perishable item in the facility;
• receiving the second indication of the insufficient shelf stock in the facility corresponding to the perishable item, wherein the second indication comprises a notification indication;
• determining that there is an existing stock of the perishable item in the facility, wherein the existing stock of the perishable item is not the shelf stock or the received shipment;
• retrieving, from the database, a location of the existing stock of the perishable item in the facility;
• transmitting a third indication to the mobile inventory processing device, wherein the third indication corresponds to the location of the existing stock in the facility and an instruction to transfer the existing stock to a retail area of the facility;
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• transmitting a fourth indication to the mobile inventory processing device, wherein the fourth indication corresponds to an instruction to store the perishable item in the received shipment in a storage area of the facility.