Inventory packs

An inventory pack is the lowest unit of inventory that is represented in Infor MES, representing a quantity of a single material, at a specific location, in a particular state.

Each piece of inventory has a unique number to identify it, typically printed on a label as a barcode, enabling it to be scanned and tracked as it moves around the factory.

Alternative methods can include RFID and 2D barcodes.


Pack label	Description
Inventory pack number	The unique identifier for the pack of material.
Material	The material that the pack contains.
Quantity	The original quantity of the inventory pack when it was initially received or created. This never changes.
Units	The unit of measure relating to the quantity of the inventory pack. The units must be either the base unit of the material, or a unit which has a conversion to the base unit of the material.
Current quantity	The quantity of the inventory pack can increase or decrease over time. Quantity changes occur for many reasons, such as when the pack is consumed, scrapped, or when the pack quantity is manually adjusted to make a stock correction.
State	The current state of the inventory pack. States represent the physical state of the pack. For example, it can be split, merged, or consumed. The quality state of the pack might be available, isolated, scrapped, or scrapped. A full state history is also recorded as the pack transitions between states over time.
Location	The current location of the inventory pack. A full movement history is also recorded as the pack moves between locations over time.