Abstract: An inventory control system includes a computer system which may be coupled to a bar code scanner to allow items added to the inventory or deleted from the inventory to be scanned. The scanner may be mounted on an inventory storage container to facilitate inventory control. When the inventory of a particular item falls below a given level, an indication can be provided to assist in inventory control. A given list of items can be compared to the available inventory to determine whether the list of items is available. In addition, the inventory can be compared to a plurality of such lists to determine which lists are available in inventory.