Tracking Item in-Transit

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Posted on by Mohammad Altran

Hello,

I have a case that is followed in the business and it goes like the following:

1. we need to be able to track inventory in-transit from leaving the vendors' warehouse until it reaches our warehouse. How can we handle this?

2. After receiving the quantities, few of them might be damaged after QA check. Also, how to register that.

Thanks!

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Dallefeld 211 User Group Leader on at

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I have a client with the same issue. The solution is not perfect!

They put a location on the PO that is called EnRoute and they receive the PO when the product ships. When the product arrives, they do a direct transfer from EnRoute to a QA location.

The issue that they have is assigning item charges for freight as they have to assign to the transfer receipt not the purchase receipt. And to deal with QA problems, they must enter and receive a negative on the PO to the QA location.

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Mohammad Altran 60 on at

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I was actually considering the same scenario but the thing is if i received the quantities as soon as they leave the vendors' warehouse, the logistics team member will need to input item charges estimates on the document and when it's received to our warehouses we will do the transfer but the invoice is the tricky part here, since i'm "receiving in transit" without considering actual real landed costs amount since they can vary during shipping and they can all be registered correctly as soon as we get the invoices.

Is there a work around?

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Amit 2,559 on at

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Hi,

for this use transfer order functionality and after receiving the TO, system auto create Purchase Order and its receiving posting

Regards

Amit Sharma

www.erpconsultors.com

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Mohammad Altran 60 on at

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Thank you Amit but the TO must based on previously created PO.

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DAnny3211 11,397 on at

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Hi

look this

community.dynamics.com/.../inventory-in-transit

DAniele

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YUN ZHU 95,748 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi, one solution is to use the Blanket Purchase Orders feature, not Purchase Order, and modify the quantity after QA checking. Then make order. (Purchase Quotes may also be available)

The advantage is that there is no need to post to BC first, which does not affect financial data, and adds a step before PO. The downside is that operations may increase.

Hope this helps as well.

Thanks.

ZHU

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Mohammad Altran 60 on at

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This is very helpful thanks! but also we need to affect our ledgers since the item ownerships transferred to us.

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Dallefeld 211 User Group Leader on at

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You can always add item charges. You just will have to be cautious that you add to the transfer receipt not the purchase receipt, if you implement my recommendation.

Honestly there is no other solution for this in the standard product.

Have you looked any addon products?

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