In Sysco Market inventory, what is the difference between a case and a unit?

• A. A case is a standard quantity of a product; a unit is an individual item within or sold separately
• B. A unit is larger than a case
• C. A case refers to price; a unit refers to packaging
• D. A unit is always perishable; a case is not

Answer: (A)

Inventory is tracked in two levels: cases (bulk packaging) and units (individual items). A case represents the standard bulk quantity of a product you receive and stock as a bundle—for example, a case might contain 12 bottles. A unit is the single item inside that case or the item sold separately, such as one bottle. This distinction matters for ordering, pricing, and stock counting, because you may order by case while customers purchase by units, and the system needs to show both how many cases you have and how many loose units remain.