Wasp Barcode Inventory Control - Manual (Page 84)

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Complete the fields on this tab as described below:
 Stocking Unit is the portion by which the quantity will be tracked. At the item level, this should
be "Eaches", meaning you should enter how you want each item of this type to be measured.
(Examples: bag, barrel, basket, block, bottle, box, carton, container, drum, gallon, jar, pack,
package, pallet, section, tub, vial, etc.)
When entering the stocking unit, you need to pick the smallest unit of measure that you will use
to remove a whole item. A good test to use when deciding what the stocking unit should be is to
think about what your answer would be if you were asked to count how many of this item you
have. If the answer is 100 feet of rope "feet or "ft" is the stocking unit. If the answer is 20
scanners, then "each or "ea." is the stocking unit. Each is common when the unit itself is not a
standard unit of measure. If the answer is 100 boxes of nails then "box" or "bx" is the stocking
unit.
You will have the opportunity on the Managing Suppliers tab to enter the Order Unit used by
the supplier for shipping purposes (Box, Pallet, Lot, etc.). This is useful if you purchase in larger
quantities than you stock. The Order Unit will be used when creating Purchase Orders rather
than the "Eaches" UOM that is entered on this tab. Please see the Managing Suppliers Tab
section, below.
 Dimension Unit is the increment to be used for Length, Width and Height. (Examples: inch,
foot, yard, millimeter, centimeter, meter, etc.)
 Length is the length of one Unit of Measure expressed in Dimension Units.
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