Packaged goods
Packaged goods are a special type of composite ident. When we buy or sell idents, they are usually put together in transport packaging. The diagram below is a common one:
The diagram shows the following structure:
- Transport package = 8 x total package
- Total package = 6 x sales package
- Transport package = 8 x 6 = 48 x sales package
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CASE SUMMARY
When you buy chocolate in a shop, the sales package is a chocolate wrapper. The total package is a pack of 6 chocolates, usually on the counter in front of the cash register. The transport package is a brown cardboard box purchased by the trader from the supplier. The user on the buying and selling side is interested in the number of chocolates, not the number of packages. He receives the transport packages at the main warehouse. He gives transport packages or common packages to the shops and sells one chocolate at a time.
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If we had an open code only for chocolate (sales package), the warehouseman in the main warehouse would have to know that there are 48 chocolates in the transport package. Therefore, if he receives 10 cartons, he should enter a receipt of 480 chocolates. The potential for error here is high, which is why manufacturers usually mark transport and total packages with special codes.
In the PANTHEON software package, using packaged goods (composite goods), such an example is described by three identical words:
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Parent code
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Subordinate code
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Type
identa
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Title
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Number of pieces
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Unit of measurement
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3851231123
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Emb
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Chocolate transport package
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1
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com
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3851231148
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Enost
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Chocolate
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48
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com
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Parent code
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Subordinate code
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Type
identa
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Title
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Number of pieces
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Unit of measurement
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3851231137
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Emb
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Chocolate family pack
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1
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com
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3851231148
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Enost
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Chocolate
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8
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com
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In this way, the software will automatically convert the codes and quantities from the scanned code/quantity to the codes/quantities from the Bill of Quantities for the warehousekeeper and produce the document positions accordingly.
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Scanned code
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Scanned quantity
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Code on the document
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Quantity per document
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3851231137
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7
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3851231148
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56
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3851231123
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10
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3851231148
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480
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WARNING
The problem is caused by manufacturers' packages that do not have encrypted transport packaging.
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CASE SUMMARY
We buy beer in cases of 12 bottles. We have to keep track of both the beer and the returnable packaging, i.e. bottles and crates. Bottles and cases are not specifically marked with a code. We only ever handle cases in the main warehouse and individual bottles in the branch.
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In this case, we set the following code list in the warehouse:
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Parent code
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Subordinate code
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Type
identa
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Title
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Number of pieces
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Unit of measurement
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3851230001
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Emb
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Union beer 0.5 l
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1
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com
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3851230001
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Emb
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Union beer 0.5 l
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12
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Com
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TOOLS
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Enost
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Union beer crate 0,5l
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1
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Com
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STEKLUNI
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Enost
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Union beer bottle 0,5l
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12
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When we scan the beer code in the warehouse at checkout, the software converts the quantities and adds the codes.
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Scanned code
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Scanned quantity
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Code on the document
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Quantity per document
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3851230001
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5
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3851230001
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60
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TOOLS
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5
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STEKLUNI
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60
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WARNING
The programme therefore multiplies and replaces the codes and quantities of the packaged goods by the codes and quantities in the piecework of the composite identical item. It ALWAYS takes into account only the first level of the bill of quantities, so that the code of the emblemed goods can be reused in the bill of quantities.
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