1. 1 Chapter 14 Typical Receiving Procedures

2. 2 What Is Receiving? Receiving is the act of inspecting and either accepting or rejecting deliveries.

3. 3 The Objectives of Receiving  Obtaining the correct amount and correct quality at the correct time with the correct supplier services for the correct EP cost.  Check to see that the delivered order meets these criteria.  Control these received products and services.

4. 4 Essentials for Good Receiving  Competent personnel  Proper receiving equipment  Proper receiving facilities  Appropriate receiving hours  A copy of the specifications  A copy of the purchase order

5. 5 Invoice Receiving  Most popular technique  An invoice, or bill, accompanies the delivery

6. 6 Typical Invoice Receiving Sequence  Delivery arrives  Rejection of delivery  All or part  Request for Credit memorandum (credit slip)  Problems with Rejecting  Returning merchandise  Acceptance of delivery

7. 7 Additional Receiving Duties  Date the delivered items  Price all delivered items  Create bar codes  Apply “meat tags”  Housekeeping  Update AP prices  Backhaul recyclables

8. 8 Other Receiving Methods  Standing order receiving  Blind receiving  Odd-hours receiving  Drop-shipment receiving  Mailed deliveries  COD deliveries

9. 9 Good Receiving Practices  Beware of dead weight  Always check quality under top layer  Leakage  Expiration date  Be wary of delivery persons “helping”  Spot check portioned weights  Closed shipping containers  Slacked-out or refrozen products  Shrink allowance

10. 10 Reducing Receiving Costs  Field inspectors  Computerized receiving  Night and early-morning deliveries  One-stop shopping

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