System and method for iterative improvements to re-count inventory rules

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, at a server, historical inventory amounts for individual stores in a plurality of stores;
• receiving a store type for each store in the plurality of stores;
• receiving, from a store in the plurality of stores, product data for each product sold in the store, the product data comprising, for the each product:
• a product type;
• at least one product location;
• and
• at least one fixture type for the at least one product location;
• while an inventory of the store is being conducted:
• receiving, at the server, a current inventory count for each of the products sold within the store;
• identifying products within the store which need to be recounted by comparing the current inventory count for each product to:
• the historical inventory amounts for the each product across the plurality of stores;
• the historical inventory amount for the each product at the store;
• and
• inventory rules which take into account the product type, the store type, the at least one product location, and the at least one fixture type, to yield re-count tasks;
• transmitting, from the server and to the store:
• the re-count tasks;
• and
• store specific instructions for each of the re-count tasks, the store specific instructions based on the product type, the at least one product location, and the at least one fixture type;
• and
• receiving, from the store and in response to transmission of the re-count tasks and the store specific instructions, re-count inventory amounts for the products inventoried within the specific store which require the recount;
• and
• generating a finalized inventory based on the current inventory count for each of the products sold within the store and the re-count inventory amounts for the products inventoried within the specific store which require the recount.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving historical inventory amounts for individual stores in a plurality of stores;
• receiving a store type for each store in the plurality of stores;
• receiving, from a store in the plurality of stores, product data for each product sold in the store, the product data comprising, for the each product:
• a product type;
• at least one product location;
• and
• at least one fixture type for the at least one product location;
• while an inventory of the store is being conducted:
• receiving a current inventory count for each of the products sold within the store;
• identifying products within the store which need to be recounted by comparing the current inventory count for each product to:
• the historical inventory amounts for the each product across the plurality of stores;
• the historical inventory amount for the each product at the store;
• and
• inventory rules which take into account the product type, the store type, the at least one product location, and the at least one fixture type, to yield re-count tasks;
• transmitting to the store:
• the re-count tasks;
• and
• store specific instructions for each of the re-count tasks, the store specific instructions based on the product type, the at least one product location, and the at least one fixture type;
• and
• receiving, from the store and in response to transmission of the re-count tasks and the store specific instructions, re-count inventory amounts for the products inventoried within the specific store which require the recount;
• and
• generating a finalized inventory based on the current inventory count for each of the products sold within the store and the re-count inventory amounts for the products inventoried within the specific store which require the recount.