Method and apparatus for displaying quantities of inventory items in multiple units of measure

A system for displaying quantities of inventory items in multiple units of measure comprising:

• a computing system;
• a display device;
• and
• a processor for executing a process for displaying quantities of inventory items in multiple units of measure, the process for displaying quantities of inventory items in multiple units of measure comprising:
• relationally linking one or more nonphysical units of measure involving at least one attribute of an inventory item and at least one conversion ratio for converting between at least two of the units of measure to a representation of the inventory item;
• converting a selected quantity of at least one attribute of the inventory item, expressed in a first unit of measure, into a second unit of measure, the conversion using the units of measure for the inventory item and the at least one conversion ratio;
• and
• displaying the selected quantity of the inventory item in at least two different units of measure in a multiple units of measure display.