Receipts/ Inspections

A warehouse receipt is the physical acceptance of goods in the warehouse. A receipt registers information such as the quantity of the goods, receipt date, packing slip data and inspection data.

Warehouse inspections can be carried out both for the incoming goods and the outgoing goods. In Warehousing, an inspection is an activity of the warehousing order type that is linked to a warehouse order. The inspections are carried out at a location that is defined as an inspection location. Warehouse inspections can be carried out for virtually all incoming and outgoing goods flows.

  • Advance Shipment Notice (ASN)

    An advance shipment notice is a notification that a shipment has been sent. Advanced shipment notices are usually sent and received through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). You can receive advance shipment notices from your supplier informing you that goods are to arrive at your warehouse, or you can send advance shipment notices to your customers that their ordered goods are about to be delivered. ASN’s can also be used later on for recording actual receipts.

  • Goods Received Note

    A goods received note lists the expected items and their quantities. On a goods received note you can note the item quantities received at the warehouse and compare these with the receiving documents provided by the supplier.

  • Receipt of goods

    When receipts are created, they must be confirmed before the goods are stored in the warehouse. You can perform the receipt of goods for the following types of records:

  • Warehouse inspections and order origin

    Warehouse inspections can be carried out for the goods that are received. Resulting from inbound warehouse inspections, items can be approved, rejected or destroyed.

    LN provides flexibility in setting up inbound inspections. For example, you can specify that inbound inspections are carried out for specific types of warehousing orders by adding the warehouse inspections activity to the required warehousing order types and the applicable order origins of the warehousing orders. However, whether or not a purchase receipt inspection takes place mainly depends on the Item-Purchase and Item-Purchase-Business Partner setup.

  • Receipt and inspection procedure

    Inbound management ensures that received goods are stored in a warehouse that includes receipt and the inspection procedures. During the inbound process, you can flexibly define, adjust and carry out various activities.