Portable inventory tracking system

A method for tracking a quantity of an item in a dispensing cabinet, comprising:

• providing a first mobile terminal configured to, when associated with a dispensing cabinet having a plurality of containers, transmit a change in a quantity of an item stored in a respective container of the dispensing cabinet responsive to an indication of the item being moved from or to the container;
• associating, using an association station, the first mobile terminal with a first item type stored in the dispensing cabinet;
• receiving, from the first mobile terminal, the indication of a respective item unit of the first item type being moved;
• determining an access status of one or more containers of the dispensing cabinet when the indication is received;
• determining a container location for the item unit based on the access status of the one or more containers and receiving the indication of the respective item being moved from the first mobile terminal;
• and
• causing, responsive to determining the container location, a supply record associated with the first item type and a first container of the dispensing cabinet to be updated to reflect a change to a first amount of the first item type stored in the first container.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method for tracking a quantity of an item in a dispensing cabinet, the method comprising:

• providing a first mobile terminal configured to, when associated with a dispensing cabinet having a plurality of containers, transmit a change in a quantity of an item stored in a respective container of the dispensing cabinet responsive to an indication of the item being moved from or to the container;
• associating, using an association station, the first mobile terminal with a first item type stored in the dispensing cabinet;
• receiving, from the first mobile terminal, the indication of a respective item unit of the first item type being moved;
• determining an access status of one or more containers of the dispensing cabinet when the indication is received;
• determining a container location for the item unit based on the access status of the one or more containers and receiving the indication of the respective item being moved from the first mobile terminal;
• and
• causing, responsive to determining the container location, a supply record associated with the first item type and a first container of the dispensing cabinet to be updated to reflect a change to a first amount of the first item type stored in the first container.