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Catch-weight software

Keep actual weight connected to the order and price.

Larder models variable-weight food sales from target weight and lot allocation through weighing, tolerance review and per-kilogram calculation. The physical weighing and downstream lifecycle are validated before live use.

  • Target and actual weight on the order line
  • Configurable minimum, maximum and tolerance checks
  • Per-kilogram pricing from the captured weight
  • Scale provenance and controlled manual-entry reasons
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Variable weight, one transaction

Move from ordered quantity to a defensible actual weight.

Catch-weight work is not just a number from a scale. Larder keeps the commercial order, chosen stock, weighing evidence and resulting value connected.

  1. 1Order

    Set the requirement

    Create the order line with catch-weight enabled, a target weight and the applicable customer or per-kilogram rate.

  2. 2Allocate

    Choose traceable stock

    Allocate the relevant lot so the weight recorded for fulfilment remains connected to batch traceability.

  3. 3Weigh

    Capture the actual

    A configured workflow can record the measured weight with a scale reference or a controlled manual-entry path and reason. The weighing and printing process must be validated at your site before live use.

  4. 4Check

    Review variance

    Compare actual against target, minimum, maximum and tolerance rules before the line moves on.

  5. 5Settle

    Use the final value

    Keep actual weight and the applicable per-kilogram rate available for a configured downstream commercial calculation; do not assume automatic dispatch or invoicing.

Workflow diagram based on current Larder product capabilities. The exact configuration is agreed during implementation.

Weight evidence and commercial logic stay together.

The current product model supports the data needed to explain what was ordered, what was weighed, how far it varied and how the final value was derived.

Target versus actual

Store a target and captured actual weight on the same order line, with variance available for operational review.

Tolerance controls

Minimum, maximum and percentage tolerance fields support an explicit in- or out-of-tolerance status.

Per-kilogram pricing

Keep the applicable rate and calculated price beside the actual weight so a configured finance hand-off can use the same commercial context.

Weigh-event provenance

Production weigh events can record the user, time, scale device, receipt reference and idempotent event identity.

Controlled manual capture

Where a manual weight is permitted, the product model supports a required reason and provenance rather than an unexplained override.

Lot and dispatch context

The data model can retain the chosen lot and actual weight with the order item; downstream dispatch evidence depends on the validated rollout stage.

What Larder can retain for a weighed line

The precise screen and device flow depends on the operation, but the underlying record can hold the commercial and operational detail needed for review.

  • Catch-weight flag and target weight
  • Actual and scale-captured weight
  • Minimum, maximum and tolerance
  • Variance and tolerance status
  • Price per kilogram and calculated price
  • Scale, user and timestamp
  • Manual-entry flag and reason
  • Allocated lot and dispatch weight

Questions operators ask

Can Larder price an order line from the actual weight?

The order model keeps actual weight, price per kilogram and calculated price together. The exact capture and approval flow is configured and tested before the fulfilled value is used downstream.

Can a team see when a weight is outside tolerance?

Yes. Minimum, maximum and percentage-tolerance fields support variance and tolerance status. The exact thresholds and handling process are configured around the operation.

Will our current scales work with Larder?

That needs a hardware and workflow check. We verify the scale model, connection method, required accuracy and fallback process before promising integration.

Explore connected workflows

Food traceability

Keep the weighed item connected to its received or produced lot.

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Order to invoice

See how actual-weight context can support configured delivery and finance hand-offs.

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Meat processing

See catch weight alongside yield, species, origin and existing ABP records.

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Bring one of your awkward weighed-order examples.

We will walk it from order entry to final value, including stock allocation, tolerances, scale constraints and what happens when the weight is outside the expected range.

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