Cunning Turtle SKUs
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SKUs
Def: Stock Keeping Unit
- SKUs should not identify products details, that is for a detailed description
- SKUs should not be the manufacturer number since it will prevent you from second sourcing
- Large Corportations with thousands of product configurations require detailed SKUs, smaller businesses have typically < 1000 products so short SKUs enhance readability
- SKUs should not have exotic characters #$!/\|
- SKUs should NEVER start with the number 0 because word processors will butcher it
- SKUs should try to limit or control usage of alpha I, O, L and numeric 1, 0 because it will lead to typos
- Having your own unique identifier in the sku will allow your product to be found using search engines.
- Having some intelligence in your SKU will allow inexperience users to find the parts faster
Our Format
| SKU Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| Prefix | 2-4 alphabetic characters. no numbers. you may not break this rule |
| Dash | Dashes help to distinguish alpha chars from numerics |
| Number | 3 digits max starting at 000 |
Examples
DIO-000 = A diode we have in stock called 000 RES-067 = The 68th resistor we've added to the store KIT-012 = The 12th kit we've introduced to the store.
Prefix List
| SKU Prefix | Description |
|---|---|
| BOX | Containers and Storage |
| CAP | Capacitor |
| DIO | Diode |
| DISP | Displays / 7 Segments |
| FAS | Fasteners Screws Nuts Misc Hardware |
| IC | Integrated Circuits |
| INT | Inventory Management |
| KIT | Cunning Turtle Project Kit |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| MOT | DC Motor/Servo/Stepper |
| PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
| POT | Potentiometer / Variable resistor |
| PWR | Power Supplies Battery Holders |
| REG | DC-DC Converters Power Regulation |
| RES | Resistors |
| SEN | Sensors |
| SW | Switches Buttons |
| TRN | Transistors |
| uC | Microcontrollers |
| XTL | Crystals Resonators Oscillators |
