These products use two units of measure – a catch weight unit and an inventory unit. The catch weight unit is the unit in which the product’s transactions are performed, for example sold, shipped, received, etc... The inventory unit is the unit of measure when the product is weighed and invoiced. The nominal quantity is the conversion between the catch weight unit and the inventory unit. Let’s take cheese as an example. Catch Weight Functionality cheese When a wheel of cheese is placed in stock it weighs 10 lbs. However, as time passes and the wheel of cheese is pulled from inventory, the same wheel can then weighs 8.7 lbs (due to processing or environmental factors). Below is an illustration that shows the difference in the weight of a cheese box due to catch weight tracking....

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