SKUs
Product tracking numbers
SKUs, short for stock keeping units, are unique codes that identify products in inventory systems.
Each variation of a product—size, color, style—gets its own SKU: We carry three hundred SKUs in that product line.
The term appears constantly in retail and warehousing contexts.
Pronounced either as letters (S-K-U) or as "skew."
Manufactured item for sale
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- catalogOrdered list of items
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- alphanumericLetters and digits combined
identifier · classification · nomenclature · taxonomy · indexing · enumeration · database · attributes
Goods kept for sale
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- productsItems made for sale
- itemsIndividual units or objects
- goodsThings for sale
shelves · storage · assortment · replenishment · restock · backstock · stockpile · pallets
Monitoring location over time
- shipmentGoods being transported
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
warehousing · dispatch · manifest · freight · parcel · delivery · receiving · routing
product
Manufactured item for sale
alphanumeric · identifier · classification · nomenclature · taxonomy · indexing · enumeration · database · attributes · variants
stock
Goods kept for sale
goods · shelves · storage · assortment · replenishment · restock · backstock · stockpile · pallets · racks
tracking
Monitoring location over time
- shipmentGoods being transported
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- distributionAllocation across recipients
supply-chain · warehousing · dispatch · manifest · freight · parcel · delivery · receiving · routing · carrier
store
Retail establishment
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- displayPresentation for viewing
aisle · packaging · brand · label · planogram · checkout · discount · sale · supermarket · shopping
symbology
Study of symbols
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- inventorystock, items, products, merchandise, assets
- manufacturingfactories, factory, car factory, assembly plants, electronics factory
- Inventory Termsstock list, parts list, supply list, catalog, manifest