UOM tokens are short, overloaded and inconsistently used. C, M, BX, CT, EA, FT, LB and dozens of site-specific variants appear on customer documents with no guarantee they mean what your ERP means by the same token.
Some conversions are impossible rather than merely unknown. Feet is a length and each is a count; there is no general conversion between them without knowing the item's length per piece. A system that produces a number anyway has invented one.
Why it matters on an order desk
FrontBeacon blocks a line whose unit cannot be converted rather than defaulting it. An unknown UOM is a question, not a value.
Related terms
- Per M and per C pricingIn fastener and industrial distribution, M means per thousand pieces and C means per hundred pieces, following the Roman numerals — so a price of $42.50/C is $42.50 per hundred, or $425 per thousand.
- Pack quantityPack quantity is the number of pieces in a saleable container for a specific SKU, and it varies by item rather than following any general rule.