SKU — SKU Management Reference

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name: "sku"

version: "1.0.0"

description: "SKU management reference — naming conventions, hierarchy design, lifecycle management, and inventory classification. Use when designing product catalogs, creating SKU schemas, or optimizing inventory by SKU analysis."

author: "BytesAgain"

homepage: "https://bytesagain.com"

source: "https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills"

tags: [sku, inventory, product, catalog, retail, warehouse, logistics]

category: "logistics"

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# SKU — SKU Management Reference

Quick-reference skill for SKU design, product hierarchy, and inventory classification.

When to Use

Commands

`intro`

scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of SKU concepts — definitions, purpose, and relationship to other identifiers.

`naming`

scripts/script.sh naming

SKU naming conventions — best practices, encoding schemes, and anti-patterns.

`hierarchy`

scripts/script.sh hierarchy

Product hierarchy design — categories, families, variants, and attributes.

`barcodes`

scripts/script.sh barcodes

Barcode and identifier systems — UPC, EAN, GTIN, ISBN, ASIN, and check digits.

`abc`

scripts/script.sh abc

ABC/XYZ analysis — classifying SKUs by revenue contribution and demand variability.

`lifecycle`

scripts/script.sh lifecycle

SKU lifecycle management — introduction, growth, maturity, decline, and end-of-life.

`rationalization`

scripts/script.sh rationalization

SKU rationalization — identifying and eliminating underperforming products.

`metrics`

scripts/script.sh metrics

Key SKU metrics — inventory turns, fill rate, days of supply, and velocity.

`help`

scripts/script.sh help

`version`

scripts/script.sh version

Configuration

| Variable | Description |

|----------|-------------|

| `SKU_DIR` | Data directory (default: ~/.sku/) |

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