Receiving

The Purchasing application supports several types of receiving. One-step receiving is used when goods received are immediately entered into inventory without an intervening control step. Two-step receiving is used in cases where tighter control is called for; goods are recorded as received, then held for inspection and quantity control before being entered into inventory.

During this processing, goods are recorded as being delivered on-time, early, or late. After the initial receiving steps, goods may undergo quality control processing. Five quality control categories are maintained:

· Accepted: This category includes all goods that will be entered into inventory.

· Rework: A subset of Accepted, these goods will have to be reworked before they can be used as inventory.

· Rejected: These goods will not be entered into inventory.

· Return: A subset of Rejected, these are goods that will be returned to the vendor. Two types of returns are supported:

- Return for Replacement: These goods will be replaced by the vendor, so the purchase order release remains open.

- Return, no Replacement: These goods will be returned to the vendor for refund or other arrangement; however, the purchase order release may be closed.

- Non-Dispositioned: This category includes goods that are awaiting quality control in the designated quality control location. Quality control transactions reduce the non-dispositioned quantity to place it in one of the other categories.

In environments where tight control is maintained, a separate Receipt Adjustment conversation is used to update inventory balances after received goods have been categorized by quality control processing. This step would usually be performed by Inventory Control personnel.

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