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stock keeping unit

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stock keeping unit

Summary

stock keeping unit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,545 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • stock keeping unit is a type of identifier[2].
  • stock keeping unit is used for stock-taking[3].
  • stock keeping unit is used for business process reengineering[4].
  • stock keeping unit is used for business process improvement[5].
  • stock keeping unit's used by is recorded as trade[6].
  • stock keeping unit's used by is recorded as marketing[7].
  • stock keeping unit's main Wikidata property is recorded as P13802[8].
  • stock keeping unit's different from is recorded as product code[9].
  • stock keeping unit's different from is recorded as part number[10].
  • stock keeping unit's exact match is recorded as https://schema.org/sku[11].

Body

Definition and Type

stock keeping unit is a type of identifier[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include stock-taking[3], business process reengineering[4], and business process improvement[5]. Recorded used by include trade[6] and marketing[7].

Why It Matters

stock keeping unit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,545 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

marketing

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P13802
    Has use → stock-taking, business process reengineering, business process improvement
    Different from → product code, part number
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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