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 {codelist:PackagingType} (this is the key packaging type)
One or more packaging elements
- Per element one or more materials
  - Packaging Type {codelist:PackagingType}
  - 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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