Encoded barcodes offer the ability to not just identify the correct Item, but also information such as all the Quantity, the Lot/Serial number the scanned container represents.
How do I handle Units of Measure on labels?
BC supports Purchasing, Handling, and Selling the same item in different units.
However, labeling with different Unit will add complexity, you might not want or need.
Best practice
You should label the items in the unit, that you will be handling them by, in the warehouse.
Are you Put-away and Pick an Item in PCS = then label that item in PCS
This will simplify your workflows.
Case 1: Incoming goods have existing labels
My items have already been labeled by the vendor.
Best practice
You can choose to re-use the existing labels and barcodes, if they are of sufficient quality
Using Mobile WMS Item Cross Reference -function you can scan the incoming Item References and assign the correct Unit of Measure to it
From now on, BC will know the Item and Unit by this barcode
The information is stored in the Items Item References in BC
Case 2: Incoming goods have no useable labels
My items are not reliably labeled.
Best practice
You should label the items during the Receive -process using Mobile WMS
Use a label solution to generate encoded barcodes, containing information such as Item identifier, Quantity, Lot number, Serial no.