Tag: IUM
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Item Units of Measure and Operations
Item Units of Measure (IUMs) encapsulate different configurations of item groupings. Each IUM has a set of Attributes, among them: An IUM might be associated with an Item Class or with a distinct Item. And an Item or Item Class might have one to many IUMs – the Case for an Item has different attributes…
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B2B Inventory Movement Strategy
Generally we want B2B allocation to happen out of storage, allowing for Pallet, Case, and Inner-pack level allocation before allocation of Eaches. We don’t, however, want shipment allocation to wait on the needed Eaches to make their way to Forward Pick (FP) if they aren’t already there. Additionally, for inventory with regular movement, we prefer…