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Adding different case sizes produces totals that look like sales volume but are not comparable. Decide whether analysis measures commercial packs, physical units or both. Conversion follows the order and packaging version.
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Compare selling-unit measures with normalized operational quantities. The first explains orders; the second supports comparison when valid factors exist. Do not aggregate incompatible quantities or label normalized volume invoiced quantity without explaining definitions.
Measure conversion factors must come from order conditions rather than current catalog records alone. Otherwise packaging changes alter historical sales without new events. Preserve both original quantities and inspectable transformations to explain differences between commercial reporting and operational picking, particularly when a supplier changed units during the period being compared.
Requirements to include in the proposal
- Separate selling units from units used for analytical comparison
- Associate conversion factors with the order's commercial packaging version
- Reconcile original quantities with the exact transformations applied to them
An acceptance test for this specific purchase
Use hypothetical sales before and after case-size changes. Preserve original commercial quantities and calculate physical units from each period's factor instead of applying current packaging retrospectively.
Reference for assessing scope
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