Process: Record inventory found
Flow
Objective
Record an adjustment to inventory when the inventory is found or has become available to the inventory system when it was not before.
Description
This process is initiated by a warehouse clerk, who will first determine the reason that the inventory is found. For instance, the inventory may have been found as the result of a cycle count. The reason is mapped to an adjustment code. The warehouse clerk specifies the adjustment code, fulfillment center, inventory item (catalog entry), and quantity. The system records the adjustment and either creates a receipt or updates the quantity of an existing receipt.
Features
Inventory adjustment
Customization
- Define new inventory adjustment reason codes
- Integration with back-end systems for inventory level feeds
Edition
Professional, Enterprise
Tasks
Task Description Role Adjust inventory Adjusts existing inventory by marking down quantities in one or more rows in the RECEIPT table when the adjustment is negative. This is required because a receipt is not allowed to have a negative quantity. If the adjustment is positive, a quantity in a row in the RECEIPT table will be increased.
Product Manager Determine reason inventory found (external) This is an external task that will determine the reason for the inventory adjustment. The output of the task is an adjustment reason code. The code is maintained with the adjustment for tracking and reporting purposes.
Product Manager
Business artifacts
- Adjustment code
- Inventory adjustment
- Inventory item
- Inventory receipt
- Quantity
- Target fulfillment center
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