Where it usually breaks
And how to keep it from happening.
- The same transferred stock cannot appear available in two locations.
- A destination receipt cannot exceed the dispatched remainder.
- A count adjustment cannot bypass independent review.
Preserve ownership while reserving, dispatching and receiving warehouse stock.
Warehouse Manager compares owned quantity, reserved quantity and custody state at the source warehouse. A position held or picked for other work is not freely available.
Warehouse Manager reviews a same-entity transfer request and its current source and destination warehouses. An independent decision approves the requested scope.
Warehouse Operator records the quantity physically leaving the source. The stock remains owned in transit and cannot also appear available at either warehouse.
Warehouse Operator records the actual destination quantity against the dispatched remainder. A partial receipt leaves the unresolved quantity in transit.
Warehouse Manager reviews a locked blind count and its variance before an authorized adjustment posts.
And how to keep it from happening.
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