Platform as a service (PAAS) which enables RFID technology to be added to an inventory management and inventory control solution, namely, vending machines, vending cabinets, and automated inventory storerooms, to track product via RFID; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring RFID technology for onsite product management, requisitioning, and reporting of safety equipment, tools, pipe fittings, and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supplies, custom built for industrial applications; Inventory software with advanced planning and forecasting tools which facilitate replenishment of product, and synchronize product availability with demand