Inbound reports provide visibility to receipts. These reports aid receiving supervisors to plan receipts and labor requirement for receipts, as well as to manage discrepancies. The warehouse manager can also see information on receipts that are expected shortly, so as to make the dock doors available for these receipts.
For more information about inbound reports, see the Overview of Sterling Warehouse Management System.
The different inbound reports provided with the IBM® Sterling Warehouse Management System are:
This report shows the summary of the items that are waiting for material. This report helps the warehouse manager to identify items that are unavailable and to prioritize inbound shipments that can reduce the awaiting items in this report.
The Dock Schedule Report provides visibility into appointments taken for one or more receiving docks, for a range of dates.
This report is used to measure the Dock to Stock cycle time on all inbound shipments or receipts. Cycle time is defined as the time that elapses from the start of the receipt to the time that Putaway is completed.
This report is used to determine labor requirements for receiving activities. The labor required is calculated based on the Standard Allowable Minutes defined.
This report lists all items in the warehouse that do not have their attributes completely defined. This report is useful to identify items that have incomplete setup, as this information is required to execute warehouse operations.
This report is used to track the receipt discrepancy details between the expected and received quantities for a particular day or date range. The report displays the discrepancy as Short Receipt, Over Receipt, or Damaged.
This report lists the details of the shipments received for the selected shipment, Purchase Order (PO), or date range. It provides details at the item and quantity level.
This report lists the receipts for the selected shipment, PO, or date range. It provides summary receipt information at the shipment level.
This report displays the number of shipments and shipment lines shipped, and the number of receipts and receipt lines received. This report also provides the transaction details for the transactions in the details report.
The Vendor Non-Compliance Report displays the non-compliant shipments observed during the inbound process. This report helps the warehouse to identify the vendors shipping non-compliant shipments.