Abstract: An automated system for tracking inventory is provided. The automated system tracks the sufficiency of an inventory by the weight of the items composing the inventory so that resulting inventory deficiencies can be automatically sensed either continuously or periodically at predetermined polling intervals through container transducers coupled to a WIFI enabled microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor posts the weight-based output of the transducers to a cloud server that determines if the weight-based output signifies an inventory deficiency by comparing it to a predetermined threshold. A user may through their computer set the predetermined threshold and polling intervals. The user may also export the cloud server determinations in the form of alerts back to their computer or to registered user-suppliers for replenishing the deficient inventory.