Industry Packs

Industry Packs tailor the Better Data SCM platform for specific verticals, providing contextualized behavior, UI emphasis, default values, and seeded templates.

Available Packs

The platform supports the following standard packs:

Healthcare: Optimized for hospitals, clinics, and patient care
Pharma: Tailored for pharmacies, drug distribution, and regulatory compliance
Medical Device: Focused on UDI tracking, implants, and equipment
Retail: Designed for physical stores, point-of-sale, and merchandising
Apparel: Specialized for fashion, size/color variants, and seasonality
Food & Beverage: Built for expiry management, lot tracking, and perishables
Manufacturing: Configured for raw materials, WIP, and production kits
Construction: Optimized for job costing, project tracking, and yard-to-job operations

What Packs Control

Industry Packs affect nearly every aspect of the system configuration:

Product Identifiers

Healthcare: NDC codes, lot tracking, expiry dates
Retail: UPC, EAN, SKU variants
Manufacturing: Part numbers, serial numbers

Location Types

Each pack defines location types specific to that industry:

Healthcare: CENTRAL_STORE, WARD, OR, PHARMACY
Retail: STORE_FRONT, BACKROOM, MFC (Micro-Fulfillment)
Manufacturing: COMPONENT_STORE, ASSEMBLY_CELL, FINISHED_GOODS

Reason Codes

Industry-specific reason codes for adjustments, movements, and dispositions:

Healthcare: PATIENT_DISPENSE, EXPIRED, RECALL
Retail: SHRINK, CUSTOMER_RETURN, DAMAGE
Manufacturing: WO_ISSUE, COMPLETE_BUILD, REWORK

Activity Mappings

Location types are mapped to supported activities:

CENTRAL_STORE: RECEIVE, PUTAWAY, PICK, PACK, SHIP
WARD: DISPENSE, CONSUME, TRANSFER_IN/OUT
STORE_FRONT: SELL, RETURN, TRANSFER_IN/OUT

Permissions & Roles

Industry packs are configured at the organization level. Contact your organization administrator to understand which pack is active for your organization.