SKU This is a necessary method for logistics management of large chain supermarkets in DC (distribution center). Now it has been expanded to the abbreviation of product unified number, and each product has a unique SKU number.
SKU is used for pricing and managing inventory. For example, a product has many colors and configurations, and each combination of colors and configurations will form a new product. At this time, many SKUs were generated. SKU is also a very common concept in traditional offline industries, especially in the clothing industry. Different sizes and colors of the same paragraph are independent SKUs, which need independent bar codes and independent inventory management.
Single item: A commodity can be called a single item when it is different from other commodities in terms of brand, model, configuration, grade, color, packaging capacity, unit, production date, shelf life, use, price and place of origin.
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In e-commerce, commodities, single items, SPU and SKU are generally mentioned.
SPU is a standardized product unit, which distinguishes varieties; SKU is an inventory unit, which distinguishes individual items; Commodities refer to commodities related to merchants, which can correspond to multiple SKUs.
Commodities: Taobao is called goods, and JD.COM is called products. Commodities refer to commodities related to businesses. Each commodity has a merchant code, and there are multiple colors and styles under each commodity, and there can be multiple SKUs.
SPU = Standard Product Unit. SPU is the smallest unit of product information aggregation, which is a set of reusable and easy-to-retrieve standardized information and describes the characteristics of a product. Generally speaking, goods with the same attribute values and characteristics can be called SPU. For example, iphone4 is an SPU, and N97 is also an SPU, which has nothing to do with merchants, colors, styles and packaging.
SKU = inventory unit, where SKU is the inventory in-out unit, which can be based on parts, boxes, pallets, etc. It is widely used in clothing and footwear. For example, SKUs on textiles usually represent specifications, colors and styles.
SKU is the smallest physically inseparable inventory unit. When it is used, it should be handled according to different formats and different management modes. For example, 50 cigarettes, a box of 10, and a box of 20 cigarettes. These units should set up SKUs according to different needs.
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