In plain English
It is a simple quantity showing how many separate boxes or cartons a shipment contains. The count covers the shipment as a whole, not just part of it.
In context
Here, it names the field for the total number of boxes or cartons in the shipment.
- Situation
- Managing warehouse receiving, inventory, picking, packing, and dispatch
- What it communicates
- names the field for the total number of boxes in a shipment.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not indicate any shipment detail other than the number of boxes or cartons.
Examples
“The box count was 12 for the shipment, although it held 300 jars in total.”
“After repacking the shipment, the clerk changed the box count from 12 to 10.”