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Evaluating Catch Weight Implementation in Chemical Industry Scenario

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Hi everyone,

I'm currently implementing Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management for a client in the chemical industry and I'm evaluating whether to enable the Catch Weight functionality.

 

Here’s the situation:

 

  • The client currently uses a legacy system where only kilograms (kg) are tracked.

  • They always purchase in packages (bags, drums, IBCs), but especially for bags and IBCs, the capacity can vary.

  • This makes it difficult to consistently associate the inventory unit (kg) with a catch weight unit like “bag,” since the weight per bag can differ.

  • On the sales side, they deliver using tank trucks, IBCs, or drums. For tank trucks, they perform a double weighing (before and after loading) to determine the exact weight. For IBCs and drums, the weight is considered stable.

  • They’ve also reported that the weight of raw materials can change between storage and picking, which seems like a scenario where catch weight could be useful.


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So my questions are:

Does it make sense to enable catch weight in this scenario? What are the best practices? When is it recommended to use catch weight, and when is it better to avoid it?

 

Thanks in advance for any insights or experiences you can share!

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    Laurens vd Tang Profile Picture
    Laurens vd Tang 3,633 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Evaluating Catch Weight Implementation in Chemical Industry Scenario
    Good day,
     
    I think catch weight can be a good solution.  My advice is to make an overview of all the uses cases / scenarios and test them in combination with the catch weight module. 
     
    Hereby a few links with more information about catch weight:
     
     
    Best regards,
    Laurens van der Tang
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    Danny Bilodeau Profile Picture
    Danny Bilodeau 4,720 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Evaluating Catch Weight Implementation in Chemical Industry Scenario
    Hi, I have implemented in the food industry when the feature just came out and am a proponent of Catch Weight in the right circumstances, but it requires complex configuration (and decisions) and will affect several processes down the line so the effort has to be worth it.  It will affect how formulas are constructed, how inventory adjustments are made, movements are made in the warehouse, raw material pick etc.  More transactions will be required to capture the unique weight of a bag or pallet of bags (Catch Weight Tag) and to move that unique pack weight around, adjust it, consume it or sell it.   
     
    I would advise implementing catch weight if and only if the items are sold in an indivisive "Quantity" unit class (Pack, Bag, Head, Container) but invoiced in a "Mass" unit class.  I often use the example of a rancher that has an inventory of 500 heads of cow, each with their unique weight.  That rancher will sell 100 heads but will invoice the customer for the weight of each of these individual cows. The meat processor will build his formulas to consume whole heads, not lb or Kg. 
     
    I usually offer the customer a comparison between a <simple weight> option and a <catch weight> option with a demonstration of each.  If they are not already using some form of catch weight, might be that the best option is to stay with simple weight. 
     
     

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