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[Brad Clements <bkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have  two use cases for storing product dimensions:

1. we can recommend to the picker which packaging to choose when 
fulfilling an order based on the items to be packed..  (aka box packing 
algorithm)

we also estimate packed weights using product weights

2. some products are in a packaging that is ready to ship. i.e. there's 
no need to put these items into a master container for shipping. These 
products are flagged  'ship without repacking' and their weights and 
dims are automatically used in the shipment parameters e.g. 5 gallon 
pails of tattoo ink

definitely need units of measure for both product dimensions and weight

cm/kg or in/lbs are the most common combinations I am familiar with.


On 10/08/2013 10:32 PM, Eric Caudal wrote:
> I dont know what kind of product your are dealing with but I would 
> keep it in cm, not m.
> To be more generic, I would add a UoM (length) to the fields to be 
> able to choose between m., cm and imperial measures if necessary.
> (How) do you intent to link it with the packaging information?
> Usually this kind of measure is interesting to calculate the volume 
> for a load in container but you would never use the product dimensions 
> itself, rather the one in the packaging.
> product_volumentric_weight =>product_volumetric_weight
>
> Eric CAUDAL
> Eric Caudal
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