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Units & Packaging
What a quantity actually means, what it is packed in, and the numbered pallet standing on the floor.
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RecordsUnits of MeasureA unit belongs to a dimension and carries a factor to that dimension’s base unit, so any two units of one dimension convert without anybody declaring anything.OpenRecordsUnit ConversionsThe conversions arithmetic cannot derive. A rule with no item is a company rule; a rule with one belongs to that item and beats it.OpenRecordsItem UnitsEvery unit one item may be transacted in, and what each is worth in the item’s stocking unit. This is what a purchase order line’s unit picker reads.OpenRecordsPackage TypesThe pallets, cartons, totes, drums and containers goods are shipped in — with the outside dimensions and the tare weight that make a load plan arithmetic rather than an opinion.OpenRecordsPackaging MaterialsWhat goes into a pack and is not the goods: film, void fill, desiccant, the label. Costed, because packaging cost per order is a real number nobody can produce without it.OpenRecordsPacking InstructionsHow many go in the carton, how many cartons on the layer, how many layers on the pallet. One row per level, so a customer who wants it packed differently is a second instruction rather than an argument.OpenRecordsHandling UnitsThe actual, physical, numbered thing on the floor: pallet, carton, container. They nest, and the weight of a parent is the sum of everything under it — maintained rather than typed, because a pallet whose weight is a guess is a pallet that overloads an axle.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units of Measure | List | A unit belongs to a dimension and carries a factor to that dimension’s base unit, so any two units of one dimension convert without anybody declaring anything. | 10 | 19 | 1 |
| Unit Conversions | List | The conversions arithmetic cannot derive. A rule with no item is a company rule; a rule with one belongs to that item and beats it. | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Item Units | List | Every unit one item may be transacted in, and what each is worth in the item’s stocking unit. This is what a purchase order line’s unit picker reads. | 11 | 22 | 0 |
| Package Types | List | The pallets, cartons, totes, drums and containers goods are shipped in — with the outside dimensions and the tare weight that make a load plan arithmetic rather than an opinion. | 12 | 29 | 0 |
| Packaging Materials | List | What goes into a pack and is not the goods: film, void fill, desiccant, the label. Costed, because packaging cost per order is a real number nobody can produce without it. | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Packing Instructions | List | How many go in the carton, how many cartons on the layer, how many layers on the pallet. One row per level, so a customer who wants it packed differently is a second instruction rather than an argument. | 10 | 21 | 1 |
| Handling Units | List | The actual, physical, numbered thing on the floor: pallet, carton, container. They nest, and the weight of a parent is the sum of everything under it — maintained rather than typed, because a pallet whose weight is a guess is a pallet that overloads an axle. | 10 | 17 | 3 |