Store Receiving

Operational Centers report to the central system through data files which represent the activities performed such as order receiving, status updates, shipment operations and completing picking operations. The license plate data and contents information is provided to the central system for consolidation processing, central inventory status update and batching of communications to the carriers and destination stores or end-points.

Information is sent to the enterprise merchandising system for the purposes of updating in transit and delivery/receiving operations, thereby updating the in-transit inventory financial picture for the distribution chain based operations. This includes information from operational centers and receiving destinations into a system to system synchronization flow.

Information from carrier EDI 214, delivery status is collected for status update to the inventory to be used in conjunction with store based receiving and adjustment transactions in a two pronged delivery update approach for status updates.

Store Receiving operations include the acknowledgement of received shipment containers via license plate scanning of pallets, cartons by the carrier or store receiving staff. Adjustments to shipment contents can be made at store level and are communicated to the central Store Receiving system along with status updates for shipment license plates. This is accomplished by in-store processing software that allows for view of incoming receipts from carriers at predetermined times and and overall view of what inventory is forthcoming. The activity is communicated to the head office system for Store Receiving update and communication to Merchandising and Operational Systems.

Using store receiving and carrier shipment status update provides to two levels of inventory status acknowledgement which are separate workflow processes.

Carrier interfaces for billing predetermination against incoming carrier invoice transactions provides a clear picture of transportation and logistics handling costs where large variances can be tracked down to more specific detailed criteria for expediting billing adjustments and payment.

Inventory adjustment processing provides for immediate communication of variances for fast determination of issue for purchasing and vendor relationships.