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To define:The term Inventory control and its importance and ways in which RFID technology is revolutionizing the inventory management.
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Inventory controlling is keeping the inventory stocks enough to meet the future demand in the lowest possible inventory carrying cost.
Inventory management is defined as the process of ordering, utilizing and storing a company's inventory. This includes the management of components, finished products and raw materials as well as processingand warehousing of such items.
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