How to Best Understand PutAway and Goods Receipt - Brightwork Research & Analysis

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Executive Summary

There is a putaway, and goods receipts which involve the confirmed goods received post goods issue and post goods receipt.
There is also a putaway process.

Introduction to the Putaway Process

A goods receipt is the process of receiving goods into a facility. A goods receipt is performed both physically and in the computer system. Receiving goods is part of one of the major processes in a warehouse and factory. In this article, we will cover the goods receipt from multiple dimensions.

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Goods Delivery the Putaway Process and Goods Receipt, Received Goods and Goods Received

The putaway process is the activity in a warehouse or factory of taking the stock and “putting it away” into the stocking bins, or otherwise repositioning the stock into the facility. The putaway process takes the stock from a staging area, and moving the goods received its final storage location.

The costs or impacts of increased frequency of goods delivery on putaway, goods receipt, received goods and goods received costs are something to consider, that is nearly always ignored by proponents of JIT.

Loading Bay or Loading Dock and the Staging Area and Storage Location

The received goods are taken in from the loading bay or loading dock either to two potential areas in the facility. One is to the staging area to the final storage location. One can skip the staging area and take the received goods directly to the last storage location.

Confirmed Goods Received, Confirm Goods Receipt, Receipt of Goods and Inventory Receipt

Part of the goods receipt to confirmed goods received is the confirmation of the receipt of goods and the inventory receipt.
So confirmed goods receipt and confirmed goods receipt is part of the result of the goods issue and goods receipt process.
This confirmation to confirm goods received is to mean a “receipt” generated. The receipt process transfers the ownership between entities.
The receipt signifies the movement of the material from one set of books to another. However, in the computer age, little of these receipts are paper.

Post Goods Issue and Post Goods Receipt

Posting goods issue is the computer reaction to the physical goods receipt process. When you post goods issue, the inventory decrements (increases) by the goods receipt amount. Goods receipt, which increments the inventory works the same way but in reverse.

Post goods issue or goods post receipt will typically have a lead time associated with it. This means that the goods issue or goods receipt and the inventory do not increment or decrement until the lead time has passed.

The Receiving Department and the Shipping Department

Goods receipt and goods issues are managed by the receiving department, which is contrary to the shipping department.

Conclusion

Goods issue and goods receipt are two sides of the same coin. This the movement of goods both physically between buildings or locations and the accounting entry, which records the receipt of goods. The confirmed goods received that is placed into both the receiving system and the issuing system.

This the movement of goods both physically between buildings or locations and the accounting entry which records the receipt of goods. The goods issue and goods receipt process are not instantaneous which is where both goods issue and goods receipt lead times are used.