Case Modulus
n. A fancy way of saying how many CASES it takes to fill a particular HOLE on the SHELF. See also DUMMY BOX.NOTE: I doubt anybody actually uses this term, because I made it up. However, it's potentially useful.
I envision first a “theoretical” Case Modulus—which is, again, the total number of whole and partial CASES it takes to fill a particular SPOT.
However, practical concerns, such as SHELF support brackets, polls, gaps or other damage to the SHELF, the presence of DUMMY BOXES, PRODUCT orientation and so on may affect the “actual” value.
That value may be expressed as a rational (decimal) number or a fraction, whole, or mixed number. For instance, if half a CASE perfectly fills the HOLE, the Case Modulus is ½, or 0.5. If exactly two CASES does the trick, the value is 2. If the HOLE TAKES 3¾ CASES, the value is 3.75, and so on.
Unfortunately, my STORE'S SHELF TAGS at present only show the quantity of ITEMS per CASE. I think there'd also be value to us STOCK CLERKS in showing a SPOT'S actual Case Modulus, but hey—what do I know?
I envision first a “theoretical” Case Modulus—which is, again, the total number of whole and partial CASES it takes to fill a particular SPOT.
However, practical concerns, such as SHELF support brackets, polls, gaps or other damage to the SHELF, the presence of DUMMY BOXES, PRODUCT orientation and so on may affect the “actual” value.
That value may be expressed as a rational (decimal) number or a fraction, whole, or mixed number. For instance, if half a CASE perfectly fills the HOLE, the Case Modulus is ½, or 0.5. If exactly two CASES does the trick, the value is 2. If the HOLE TAKES 3¾ CASES, the value is 3.75, and so on.
Unfortunately, my STORE'S SHELF TAGS at present only show the quantity of ITEMS per CASE. I think there'd also be value to us STOCK CLERKS in showing a SPOT'S actual Case Modulus, but hey—what do I know?
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