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MPQ
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MPQ (Minimum Pack Quantity)

Minimum Pack Quantity

Smallest packaging or shipping quantity in which an item can practically be ordered or moved.

Examples

  1. 01The MPQ for a resistor is one reel of 5,000 pieces, so a requirement of 1,200 still means 5,000 arrive at goods receipt.
  2. 02When choosing a distributor, the buyer reviews MPQ together with price and delivery time, because a large MPQ on rare parts creates years of stock.
  3. 03Switching 40 rarely used electronic parts to a distributor with an MPQ of 100 cuts their stock value by EUR 35,000.

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