Packaging - IM

Packaging

Packaging is used to protect, transport and apply products. Packaging is often sourced from suppliers as products. Packaging materials are then combined into a Bill of Materials forming a product.

Product => Material => Bill of Material => Product

Packaging Materials can have multiple suppliers, each with their own product.

Packaging materials have the following setup

• One or More Packaging elements
  • One or more Packaging Materials
    • One or more packaging Materials

Full setup: Packaging Material

• ArticleNr (internal ID)
• UMID (unique material identifier)
• Name/Description
• Packaging type {see list}
• One or more packaging elements
  • Per element one or more materials
    • Material type (every material type belongs to one Material Class)
    • Weight in Kg
    • Set of Attributes (list of attributes depends on material class
  • Composites are materials are often layered materials, where every layer is again a material (with full set of material attributes.

Material Class specific attributes

• Material Source
• Class: Polymer
  • Colour (Picklist)
  • Form Type (Picklist)
• Class: Glass
  • Recoverable (nolean: Yes, No, Undefined)
• Class: Metal
  • Thickness Number, Units (μm, mm)
• Class: Paper
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