Case pack
Also called standard pack
Reviewed by Dasha ShakovVP Marketing, Proton
Updated
What is case pack?
A case pack is the number of units a manufacturer packs into one case or carton, such as 12 tubes of caulk or 100 connectors. Distributors buy and often sell in case-pack multiples, because opening a case costs labor and leaves loose stock to track.
How it works
When a customer orders less than a full case, some distributors add a broken-case charge or round the quantity up to the next full case. A wrong case pack in the item record causes unit-of-measure errors on both purchase and sales orders.
Case pack example
An order line reads 30 tubes, and the case pack is 24. The CSR asks whether the customer would rather take 24 or 48 than pay the broken-case charge on 30.
Related terms
- Unit of measure (UOM)A unit of measure (UOM) is the unit an item is bought, stocked or sold in, such as each, box, case, pallet, foot or pound.
- Minimum order quantity (MOQ)A minimum order quantity (MOQ) is the smallest amount a supplier will sell in one order, set as a number of units or cases or as a dollar value.
- Per C and per M pricingPer C and per M pricing means a price is quoted per 100 units (C) or per 1,000 units (M), from the Roman numerals, rather than per single unit.
- Pick, pack and shipPick, pack and ship are the three warehouse steps that turn a sales order into a delivery, from pulling items off the shelf to handing them to a carrier.
