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Shipping Receiving Procedure

1. Inspecting shipment - The first 2. Verifying shipment – After

step in inspecting incoming inspecting the shipment for visual

merchandise is a visual inspection damage, the receiving clerk

of the exterior of each package to should make several verifications.

determine whether the package First, the clerk must verify that the

has been damaged (crushed, shipment was ordered by

punctured) or opened (broken consulting the receiving

seal). department’s file of purchase

orders or a log (schedule) of

3. Logging shipment – To facilitate and incoming shipments.

organize the processing of incoming Second, the completeness of the

shipments, each shipment is logged in a shipment must be verified,

receiving record and assigned a receiving sometimes suppliers ship only

number. The receiving record and number

follow the shipment through the checking, partial orders.

marking and stocking steps of the handling Third, the receiving clerk should

process and serve as a quick reference verify that the actual makeup of

should problems arise. The accounting the shipment is the same as that

department also uses the record to verify describe on the bill of landing

shipment before invoices are paid.
(transportation document

between the shipper and carrier

that serves as a receipt for the

goods tendered to the carrier).

04 10 I Merchandise Handling Procedure