Partially Receiving LPN Inbounds

How to receive inbound deliveries split across multiple containers arriving at different times.  

IN THIS TOPIC

• Receiving Process for Partial Containers
• Completing Partial Containers

This process is only available if the Partial Receipt feature has been enabled for your reservation(s). For more information, reach out to your Flexe Logistics Analyst or contact us at [e-mail]. 

Inbound shortages or variances can occur when a purchase order (PO) is split across multiple container deliveries. For example, expected quantities or entire items on the PO may not be included on a particular container, and may be received on another scheduled inbound. 

When this happens, you can partially receive an inbound. The Flexe system will then automatically generate a new delivery for the yet-to-be received items or quantities.

This inbound will have a new delivery ID, but will still be associated with the same purchase order. You can then use it to receive the remaining items on the purchase order once they arrive on subsequent deliveries. 

Before you start

You can start the physical receiving process just as you would for a standard inbound.

After confirming the delivery, start by printing the receiving list and uploading the Bill of Lading. You can then complete the physical receiving process on a Flexe mobile device.

Note: To learn more, go to Receiving Inbound LPNs. 

Once inventory has been scanned and received, you're ready to proceed with completing the partial delivery in the Flexe web platform. 

Completing Partial Inbounds 

To complete a partial inbound in Flexe: 

1. Select Inbound Deliveries from the left menu, then open the delivery. 

Go to the Receiving tab to find the delivery you want to complete. 

2. Go to the Delivery Summary to review known quantity variances. 

Go to the Delivery Summary section to review what has been received so far on the delivery.

Any items with a variance between expected and received quantities are highlighted in yellow. A warning message also displays at the top of the section. 

Note: If an item was received in both cartons and eaches, the Delivery Summary will automatically convert and display both units of measure (UoM). 

3. Select the checkbox below the Delivery Summary.

Whenever there's a variance between expected and received quantities, another warning message also displays below the Delivery Summary. This message asks you to acknowledge and confirm any quantity variances on the delivery. 

If you've verified that all quantities received are correct, select the checkbox.  

4. Select Complete and Finalize Delivery. 

Once you've selected the checkbox, you can select Complete and Finalize Delivery. 

The delivery will then move to the Completed tab on the Inbound Deliveries page. 

An email notification is also sent to the shipper to confirm that part of the delivery is complete. However, the shipper is unable to view and access inventory from the delivery until you move it to storage using the MOVE feature on Flexe mobile devices. To learn more, go to LPN Putaway. 

5. Check for the new auto-generated delivery. 

Once you partially complete a delivery, the system will automatically generate a new delivery for any remaining items on the purchase order. 

You can find this auto-generated delivery in the New tab on the Inbound Deliveries page. 

Note: To quickly find deliveries by purchase order (PO), enter the PO number into the filter text box below Details. 

If you open the auto-generated delivery, it will only include items and/or item quantities on the purchase order that have not yet been physically received. When this inventory later arrives, you  can use the new delivery to receive it via the standard process. To learn more, go to Receiving Inbound LPNs.