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Inbound Management · Stock In, Inventory Up

Manage purchase receipts, transfer-in, return-in and overage-in all on a single inbound document. Once approved and confirmed, stock increases automatically, and inbounds linked to purchase orders auto-generate accounts payable. Acceptance discrepancies and quality failures can be flagged separately, giving finance a solid audit trail.

4
inbound scenarios in one place
1
click to link a purchase order
0
gap between stock and documents
Capabilities

Get the Inbound Process Right

Not just "the goods arrived" but "the quantity is correct, the quality is verified, and the books are posted"

📥 Multiple Inbound Types

Purchase inbound / transfer-in / return-in / overage-in — one unified form, with different workflows for different types

🔗 Linked Purchase Orders

Generate an inbound order from a purchase order in one click, with products, quantities and unit prices carried over automatically — warehouse staff just verify the physical goods

🔍 Discrepancy Acceptance Recording

Categorize and flag discrepancies — short quantities, quality failures, wrong specifications — keeping documents traceable when returns or replenishment are needed

Approval Workflow Control

A 4-stage flow: Draft → Pending Approval → Approved → Completed; stock only truly increases after approval, preventing mistakes from disrupting the books

📈 Automatic Stock Increase

After inbound confirmation, the corresponding warehouse SKU stock automatically increases by N; multiple warehouses accumulate separately, keeping stock books in real-time sync

💰 Automatic Payable Registration

Once a purchase inbound is approved, the system automatically registers accounts payable against the supplier, giving finance a solid basis for reconciliation

ims.shangbangke.com/inbound/createRK-20240511
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New Inbound Order
Save DraftConfirm
PO-20240510
Shanghai Precision
Ningbo Main · Zone A
2024-05-11

Items (PO qty vs received)

SKUProductPOReceived
SK-1108Bearing 6204-2RS2,0002,000
SK-3201SS Flange DN50800795
SK-7740Gear Motor 0.75kW4040

Turn a Purchase Order into an Inbound Order in One Click

Once a PO is approved and placed with the supplier, warehouse staff generate an inbound order from the PO in one click upon arrival, with all products and quantities carried over automatically. The warehouse simply verifies the physical goods — confirm quantities, check quality and assign storage locations.

  • Generate an inbound order from a purchase order in one click
  • Supports multiple partial inbounds (batch arrivals)
  • Physical quantity auto-compared against the PO quantity
  • Discrepancies flagged separately, pending negotiation or return
ims.shangbangke.com/inbound/diff3 issues
QC
Acceptance Discrepancies
Notify BuyerSubmit
SKUIssueQtyAction
SK-32015 short (under-shipped)-5Verify
SK-110810 failed QC10Return
SK-5520Wrong spec · model mismatch20Reject

QC Pass Rate

Accepted
2,820 (96%)
Disposition
Failed 10
Rejected
Reject 20

Acceptance Discrepancies No Longer Become a Mess

The PO says 100 units, but only 95 arrive — are the missing 5 under-shipped or lost? Of 90 inspected, 10 fail QC — return or replace the failures? Each discrepancy type is flagged independently on the inbound order, with a clear, traceable handling workflow.

  • Short quantities: automatically notify the buyer to verify
  • Quality failures: routed to a "pending disposition" warehouse
  • Wrong specifications: rejected and a return order generated
  • Discrepancy reasons + handling methods archived for review
ims.shangbangke.com/inbound/RK-20240511Linked
LK
Inbound Linkage
TraceConfirm
+2,860Stock Increase
3SKUs Updated
$86,400Payable
Zone ALocation

Linkage Results

SKUStock ChangePayable
SK-11081,200 → 3,190Posted
SK-3201340 → 1,135Posted
SK-77408 → 48Posted

Inbound → Inventory → Payable, Linked Automatically

The instant an inbound order is approved, the SKU stock in the corresponding warehouse automatically increases, and accounts payable to the corresponding supplier are registered automatically. The warehouse ledger and the finance ledger are driven by the same operation — there's never a case of "the warehouse received goods but finance has no record".

  • Inbound approved → SKU stock auto +N (by warehouse)
  • Purchase inbound → accounts payable registered automatically
  • Transfer-in → no impact on payables, only increases stock
  • Overage-in → posted to a separate overage account
Use Cases

Which Teams Use Inbound Management

Manufacturing Warehouses

Raw materials arrive and are stocked in batches, with QC and quantity acceptance recorded separately, and non-conforming batches controlled independently

Wholesale & Retail Warehouses

Dozens of purchase arrivals each day — generate inbound orders from purchase orders in one click, boosting warehouse-staff data-entry productivity

Cross-Warehouse Transfers

When the main warehouse ships to a branch, stock only lands once the branch's inbound order is confirmed, keeping cross-warehouse data accurate

Return Inbound

Goods from customer returns or sales returns are flagged and stocked independently, avoiding any impact on the regular stock ledger

Related Features

How Inbound Management Connects with These Capabilities

Inbound flows upstream from procurement and downstream into inventory and payables

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