Abstract: An inventory management system for identifying and locating items in a facility includes a plurality of identification tags, each of which includes identification information regarding an item to which each respective identification tag is attached, a memory device including information regarding all of the items in the facility, including image information for each item, an input device operable to receive information from a user, including a request for a desired item, a plurality of readers positioned around the facility, wherein each reader is operable to transmit an inquiry signal that triggers one or more identification tag to emit a response signal, the response signal including the identification information regarding the item to which each tag is attached, wherein the response signal is received by at least one reader of the plurality of readers; and a controller connected to the plurality of readers and the input device, the controller being operable to control the readers to emit the inquiry signal