Patent ID: 7769221

Claim:
A method, comprising: picking one or more already-finished inventory items from a finished inventory item storage area of an order fulfillment center, wherein when stored in the finished inventory item storage area, each of the one or more already-finished inventory items is ready for insertion into a final shipping container addressed for shipment to a customer to fulfill a customer order ordering the already-finished inventory item as stored in the inventory item storage area, wherein the one or more already-finished inventory items are already stored in the finished inventory item storage area of the order fulfillment center when the customer order is received at the order fulfillment center; processing the one or more already-finished inventory items at a processing station of the order fulfillment center to fulfill an order from a customer for the one or more finished inventory items; capturing one or more images of the one or more already-finished inventory items being processed at the processing station; making one or more of the one or more captured images available electronically over a network, wherein the one or more of the one or more captured images are randomly accessible over the network; and reviewing one or more of the available images to verify correct application of one or more quality assurance policies for the one or more already-finished inventory items.