System and method for remote warehouse management

A method of managing inventory comprising:

• providing a host computer at a first warehouse;
• operatively coupling a first communication port to the host computer, the first communication port being arranged at the first warehouse;
• providing a second communication port at a second warehouse remote from the first warehouse to establish data communication with the first communication port;
• verifying a shipment of products from the second warehouse irrespective of how a receipt of the products into the second warehouse is tracked, the verifying including reading data at the second warehouse and transmitting the data to the host computer via the first and second communication ports.

A system for managing inventory comprising:

• a host computer, the host computer being arranged at a first warehouse;
• a first communication port coupled to the host computer, the first communication port being arranged at the first warehouse;
• a second communication port for establishing data communication with the first communication port, the second communication port being arranged at a second warehouse remote from the first warehouse;
• an rf system operatively coupled to the second communication port, the rf system being capable of reading data and transmitting the data to the host computer through the first and second communication ports to enable the system to verify a shipping accuracy of products to be shipped from the second warehouse irrespective of how a storage of the products at the second warehouse is tracked.

A system for managing inventory comprising:

• a host computer, the host computer being arranged at a first warehouse;
• a first communication port coupled to the host computer, the first communication port being arranged at the first warehouse;
• a second communication port for establishing data communication with the first communication port, the second communication port being arranged at a second warehouse remote from the first warehouse;
• an rf system operatively coupled to the second communication port, the rf system being capable of reading data and transmitting the data to the host computer through the first and second communication ports to enable the system to verify shipping accuracy of products to be shipped from the second warehouse irrespective of how a receipt of the products into the second warehouse is tracked.