What is Unit of Measure?
Unit of Measure
Standard for counting quantity.
What it means
Decide what to count for each item. Ballpoint pens are pens, refill tubes are pcs, and ink is liters. Quantities of inventory, BOM, orders, and production output are all written in this unit.
The size of the number varies depending on the unit used. It is recommended to choose a unit that matches the actual size used on the shop floor.
At the pen factory
Since the unit of ink is liter, the amount required for one refill is a very small number of 0.004. If it were milliliters it would be 4.
Why it matters
If the unit is not specified, it is impossible to know whether “ink 2” is 2 liters or 2 bottles.