Description
Divide distributable units into equal whole units and remainder.
Stock planning relates quantities to use rates, reservations, losses and package sizes. The resulting coverage is a model of supplied inventory, not assurance of edibility, safe storage, adequate nutrition or actual recipient eligibility.
Divide distributable units into equal whole units and remainder.
When to use this tool
Use Foodaid Shared Package Allocation Remainder when you need an explicit food-inventory or distribution-budget calculation.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter packages, unitsPerPackage, recipients, reserveUnits. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read unitsEach, remainderUnits. Use the output convention below.
Require integer package/unit/recipient/reserve quantities, positive units and recipients, a safe total product and reserve no greater than total. Divide distributable units into equal whole units and remainder.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| packages | Packages | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| unitsPerPackage | Units Per Package | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| recipients | Recipients | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| reserveUnits | Reserve Units | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| unitsEach | Units Each | Required. Safe integer. |
| remainderUnits | Remainder Units | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"packages": 10,
"unitsPerPackage": 12,
"recipients": 7,
"reserveUnits": 0
},
"output": {
"unitsEach": 17,
"remainderUnits": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No actual allocation, eligibility or nutritional suitability is assessed. Total inventory must use one indivisible unit basis.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile physical stock and the applicable handling and distribution procedures. Assess food condition and appropriate nutritional requirements independently of inventory arithmetic.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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- Food Parcel Mixedpack Splitting Rounding Gap
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