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- November 10, 2015 at 6:03 pm #281572
Good day sir,
In trying to ensure that movements of inventory is properly authorized ,is it possible that an entity can design internal transfer documents which must be signed by both the departments or parties involved in the transfer?This could also be further signed by a more senior member of staff though it doesn’t usually happen in some places.I was thinking about the risk of goods leaving the premises without any tracking .
Thank you
November 10, 2015 at 9:13 pm #281598Yes. Those sort of internal transfer documents could be used, signed by three people. That solution would not be universal if the transfers were all within one physical site because it does entail a lot of bureaucracy which could be inefficient. However, it might be used for very significant transfers and certainly transfers between company locations that were separate from one another.
Usually if goods are leaving the premises more care is taken: despatcher would sign, gate security might sign and the recipient of the goods, possibly a customer, would sign a copy delivery note.
November 10, 2015 at 9:54 pm #281605Thank you so much. I get it now. So the bottom line is the entity must have GDNs and GRNs in place for all movement of inventory.
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