| Does your business operate an effective goods-in | | | | correct quantity of cartons is being delivered. If all |
| system? Failing to do so will simply cause you | | | | correct they then rubber stamp the delivery driver's |
| massive headaches; take up a huge amount of your | | | | note with a stamp that states the number of |
| time and worst of all cost you money. Read this | | | | cartons is correct but that it is assumed the contents |
| entire article for a simply to operate system that you | | | | are correct. This is because in most situations it is not |
| can begin using today. | | | | practical to count the contents of carton exactly as |
| Here is a quick synopsis of my background so you | | | | could take hours. Not only is this uneconomical and in |
| understand why I am qualified to talk about this topic. | | | | most industries the drivers delivering will not wait. |
| For the last 20 years I have been involved in | | | | 2) Palletised Deliveries - Again all deliveries should be |
| marketing and marketing services. This included | | | | accompanied by a delivery note. The goods in team |
| looking after a multi-million dollar government contract | | | | need to check that the quantity of pallets is correct. |
| for one of my countries biggest marketing services | | | | In my industry we would receive items boxed in |
| specialists. The scope of my responsibility to cover | | | | equal quantities on pallets i.e. 100 cartons containing |
| managing a warehouse of 15,000 pallets of | | | | 250 items each. In this instance our team would |
| government literature (we actually use to distribute | | | | count and check that the number of cartons was |
| 78 million items a year for our client). | | | | correct. They would then check the number of items |
| As a result of all this we took in a huge quantity of | | | | in one carton was correct. So to summarise you |
| daily deliveries from printers mainly and had to | | | | check the number of pallets is correct, that number |
| develop and put in place a very robust but simple to | | | | of cartons per pallet is correct and finally you check a |
| operate goods-in system. | | | | box of items per pallet. If all are in order you sign the |
| I am going to layout a blue-print now which is based | | | | note stamping it assumed quantity is correct. |
| on working mainly with printed items. So you may | | | | In both of the above scenarios if you receive a |
| have to adapt the system slightly to work in your | | | | delivery that does not match the delivery note you |
| industry. | | | | can either reject it or quarantine it for a 100% count. |
| 1) None-palletised Deliveries - Delivery of multi carton | | | | A couple of tricks for counting lots of items quickly |
| consignments such be accompanied by a delivery | | | | include measure counting and/or weigh counting. You |
| note, explaining exactly what is in each box including | | | | simply count a specific quantity of the stock item |
| the quantity of items per carton. If all the boxes are | | | | delivered and either way it or measure it. It is then |
| supposed to be identical then the goods-in team | | | | simply a case of weighing or measuring off the |
| should open and count the contents of one only. In | | | | balance of the delivery to quickly check the final total |
| addition to this they should also check that the | | | | of items delivered. |