A computer-implemented method for managing an inventory of remains containers, such as caskets, is provided. The method includes registering, by one or more computing devices, an electronic tag configured to he attached to a remains container and receiving, by one or more computing devices, status information from the electronic tag once the electronic tag is attached to the remains container. The status information may include a location of the electronic tag and the remains container to which it is attached. The method also includes determining, by one or more computing devices, a status of the remains container based at least in part on the received status information from the electronic tag or a cessation of received status information from the electronic tag.
