Elam requires labels on the boxes of their books so their systems can recognise and calculate their stock. To know what codes are to be used, follow the guide below:
In each batch, Elam will provide us with a product code for each book, this is what you will use on the front of the box.
As an example, let’s take the book Screwtape Letters from Batch 78. The SKU for this book is N01-B0-001-0.
The final digit “0” indicates that this is a single volume and appears on the barcode on the book itself.
Below you will see a complete list of final codes indicating the quantities packed in a case.
If the maximum number that can be packed in a case is 18, then the cases should actually be packed with 15 books as it is on the code table below, this means the final digit on the barcode should be “2” (Case of 15). This yields a barcode reading N01-B0-001-2.
A case that can take 105 books, for example, should be packed with 100 books only and have a barcode reading N01-B0-001-J. The remaining books (five) is not a quantity which appears on our list. These five should be placed in a box with a barcode which is for a single book (Barcode ending in “0”) and the stated quantity on the label should read “5”
If a total of 105 books is supplied and each case has 30 books, then three cases will have a final digit of “5” and one case will have a final digit of “2”. i.e. three cases containing 30 books and one case containing 15 books.
Only one of the cases containing the same book should have a different quantity to the others.
You must communicate with the supplier to work out how many books can fit in their boxes and ask them to package them in a certain way.
The list of final digit codes is as follows:
| Final Digit | Quantities | ||
| 0 | 1 | Individual item | |
| 1 | 10 | Case of 10 | |
| 2 | 15 | Case of 15 | |
| 3 | 20 | Case of 20 | |
| 4 | 25 | Case of 25 | |
| 5 | 30 | Case of 30 | |
| 6 | 35 | Case of 35 | |
| 7 | 40 | Case of 40 | |
| 8 | 45 | Case of 45 | |
| 9 | 50 | Case of 50 | |
| A | 55 | Case of 55 | |
| B | 60 | Case of 60 | |
| C | 65 | Case of 65 | |
| D | 70 | Case of 70 | |
| E | 75 | Case of 75 | |
| F | 80 | Case of 80 | |
| G | 85 | Case of 85 | |
| H | 90 | Case of 90 | |
| I | 95 | Case of 95 | |
| J | 100 | Case of 100 | |
| K | 120 | Case of 120 | |
| L | 140 | Case of 140 | |
| M | 160 | Case of 160 | |
| N | 180 | Case of 180 | |
| O | 200 | Case of 200 | |
| P | 250 | Case of 250 | |
| Q | 300 | Case of 300 | |
| R | 350 | Case of 350 | |
| S | 400 | Case of 400 | |
| T | 500 | Case of 500 | |
| U | 600 | Case of 600 | |
| V | 700 | Case of 700 | |
| W | 800 | Case of 800 | |
| X | 900 | Case of 900 | |
| Z | 1000 | Case of 1000 |
To make sure they are correct, label examples should be sent for approval.