W/D No.:

English translation: warehouse/distribution number

17:32 Apr 30, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / Leaflet Artwork
English term or phrase: W/D No.:
What does (W/D) stands for?

It is found in the header of artwork approval sheet as follows:
W/D No.: 123456

This sheet includes the specs of the artwork like color, leaflet size, etc.
Ehab Tantawy
Local time: 08:13
Selected answer:warehouse/distribution number
Explanation:
I have to admit that this is not much more than a guess, but I think it could be right and I can't find anything else that might be followed by a six-digit number.

I've found an example of "W/D no." on a proof of artwork for a pharmaceutical product. There is a section called "Artwork Info", which contains "Part No.", "W/D No.", "Customer" and "Product", and then a section called "Size Info", which contains details of the printing itself:
http://www.hpra.ie/img/uploaded/swedocuments/2158569.PA0294_...

So "W/D No" doesn't seem to be anything to do with the size. It is more to do with the basic information on the order.

"Warehouse/Distribution" occurred to me because it's one of the relevant things that "W/D" can stand for and it seems to me to make sense in the context; it is plausible that they should assign a warehouse and distribution number to an order:

"W/D = Warehouse/Distribution"
http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/~/media/marketbeat/2015/11/P...


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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-04-30 23:10:53 GMT)
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That's a very good idea, Ehab. It seems that the company is MWV, which is Meadwestvaco Healthcare Packaging Ltd. The address is in Dublin. Apparently it has now merged with another company called Rock Tenn to form Westrock. Their phone number is on the document, or you could probably contact them through this page and ask them what W/D means, giving them a link to the document I've quoted or your own:
http://www.mwv.com/en-us/contact-landing-page


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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-04-30 23:13:06 GMT)
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Maybe this page would be the best one to use, because you're not a potential customer:
http://www.mwv.com/en-us/about/contact-us
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 08:13
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
2 +3warehouse/distribution number
Charles Davis
2weekday number
StefanoFarris


Discussion entries: 9





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
w/d no.:
weekday number


Explanation:
And it is only 1-6 and not 1-7 because Sunday is excluded in "weekday"

But I cannot be sure it is this.

StefanoFarris
United States
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charles Davis: I suspect that 123456 is a dummy number Ehad has used. I've found examples with other numbers (e.g. 139138).
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
w/d no.:
warehouse/distribution number


Explanation:
I have to admit that this is not much more than a guess, but I think it could be right and I can't find anything else that might be followed by a six-digit number.

I've found an example of "W/D no." on a proof of artwork for a pharmaceutical product. There is a section called "Artwork Info", which contains "Part No.", "W/D No.", "Customer" and "Product", and then a section called "Size Info", which contains details of the printing itself:
http://www.hpra.ie/img/uploaded/swedocuments/2158569.PA0294_...

So "W/D No" doesn't seem to be anything to do with the size. It is more to do with the basic information on the order.

"Warehouse/Distribution" occurred to me because it's one of the relevant things that "W/D" can stand for and it seems to me to make sense in the context; it is plausible that they should assign a warehouse and distribution number to an order:

"W/D = Warehouse/Distribution"
http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/~/media/marketbeat/2015/11/P...


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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-04-30 23:10:53 GMT)
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That's a very good idea, Ehab. It seems that the company is MWV, which is Meadwestvaco Healthcare Packaging Ltd. The address is in Dublin. Apparently it has now merged with another company called Rock Tenn to form Westrock. Their phone number is on the document, or you could probably contact them through this page and ask them what W/D means, giving them a link to the document I've quoted or your own:
http://www.mwv.com/en-us/contact-landing-page


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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-04-30 23:13:06 GMT)
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Maybe this page would be the best one to use, because you're not a potential customer:
http://www.mwv.com/en-us/about/contact-us

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Unbelievable Charles!!! Oooh! Do you know that the artwork you sent here is for the same company designed the artwork I am already holding here!!!! it seems an abbreviation belongs to them or something like that. I think that I will try to contact them right now! Many thanks Charles!

Asker: I do not know how could I thank you?? Actually this is the same result I found here and sent a clarification/query to their Healthcare section just right now. I think we did the same :) I am interesting in their answer and will let you know bro.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  acetran
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, acetran :)

agree  Phong Le
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phong Le!

agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, Yasutomo-san :)
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