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Goods receipt

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

nounCommon term

In logistics & supply chain, goods receipt means: The process of accepting delivered goods into a warehouse, checking them against the order and recording them in the stock system.

In Turkish: mal kabul, mal girişi

How it is used

In ERP systems such as SAP, posting a goods receipt against a purchase order increases stock and lets the invoice be matched. In warehouse speech, people also say 'receiving' or, in British English, 'goods-in'.

Example sentences

  1. The invoice can't be paid until the goods receipt is posted in the system.

  2. During goods receipt we found three damaged cartons and noted them on the CMR.

Common collocations

  • post a goods receipt
  • goods receipt note
  • goods receipt area
  • goods receipt inspection
  • put-awayThe step after receiving in which goods are moved from the dock to their storage locations and recorded in the system.
  • purchase orderAn official document a buyer sends to a supplier to order goods or services, listing the items, quantities, prices and delivery terms.
  • loading dockThe area of a warehouse with doors at truck-floor height where vehicles park to be loaded or unloaded.
  • delivery noteA document that travels with the goods and lists what is being delivered; the receiver checks the goods against it and signs a copy to confirm receipt.
  • packing listA document that lists what is in each package of a shipment, with quantities, weights, dimensions and package numbers, but usually no prices.

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