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SKU

German translation: SKU-Nummer

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English term or phrase:SKU
German translation:SKU-Nummer
Entered by: Wilhelm Pfiffer (X)

04:38 Dec 30, 2001
English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing
English term or phrase: SKU
In an American marketing paper, I stumble repaetedly over "product SKUs"...

Any ideas what this mean?
Dr. Stephan Pietzko
Local time: 22:08
SKU-Nummer
Explanation:
3M, Microsoft, FileMaker and Ipswitch use it on their German websites.
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Wilhelm Pfiffer (X)
Local time: 06:08
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Lagereinheit
Hans-Henning Judek
4 +1eindeutige Artikelnummer (ANr)
Vesna Zivcic
5SKU-Nummer
Wilhelm Pfiffer (X)
4SKU-Nummer
Kristina M (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Lagereinheit


Explanation:
SKU = Stock Keeping Unit
I just recognized that you might want to have the German translation too. THis is Lagereinheit (see reference)


    Reference: http://www.icentral.com/help/4.3/de-DE/sc/pro/sku.html
Hans-Henning Judek
Local time: 14:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 397

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maya Jurt
6 hrs
agree  Pro Lingua
8 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
SKU-Nummer


Explanation:
Usually the same as the bar code number or the UPC number.

HTH,
Kristina



    Reference: http://www.microsoft.com/germany/partner/produkte/sku.asp
    Reference: http://www.filemaker.com/register/register_deutsche.html
Kristina M (X)
Local time: 01:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 130

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hermeneutica: All the answers are right, but this one will make it real to you .... the bar codes.
5 hrs
disagree  Wilhelm Pfiffer (X): no, they are all different, see: www.3m.com/intl/DE/german/search/search.html
9 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
eindeutige Artikelnummer (ANr)


Explanation:
1. SKU = Stock Keeping Unit: eindeutige Artikelnummer

2. Jeder Artikel besitzt eine eindeutige Artikelnummer,einen eigenen Preis und Steuersatz.

3. Jede Artikelart wird durch die
Artikelnummer ANr eindeutig identifiziert.

wwwipd.ira.uka.de/~dbe/Folien/WS0001u/dbe2000_03.pdf


    Reference: http://de.tradeconnection.com/download/WhitePaper_TradeConne...
    Reference: http://www.storedesigner.com/public/help/Version10/prodOver....
Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in pair: 395

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agree  Eva Blanar
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
SKU-Nummer


Explanation:
3M, Microsoft, FileMaker and Ipswitch use it on their German websites.


    Reference: http://www.3m.com/intl/DE/german/search/search.html
    Reference: http://www.microsoft.com/germany/ms/msdnbiblio/artikel/compl...
Wilhelm Pfiffer (X)
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 34
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