Receiving and putaway is the process of accepting incoming shipments, verifying contents, and placing stock into warehouse locations. Manual counting, location assignment, and data entry consume significant time and introduce errors that compound downstream during picking and fulfillment.
Automation extracts shipment data from packing slips and purchase orders, verifies item counts in real time, and assigns optimal putaway locations based on warehouse layout and picking frequency. The result is faster receipt processing, fewer discrepancies, and more accurate stock placement.
The full workflow, from trigger to completion.
A new shipment is received at the dock. The receiving document (packing slip or ASN) is scanned or uploaded to initiate the workflow.
The automation reads the packing slip or ASN and extracts item SKUs, quantities, and expected counts using OCR or manual data entry.
The extracted data is matched against the original purchase order in the system to flag any quantity or item mismatches.
An intelligent analyzes warehouse capacity, item type, and frequency of use to automatically assign optimal putaway locations for each item.
The receipt, item details, and assigned locations are automatically logged into the inventory management system or spreadsheet.
A message is sent to the warehouse team with the putaway instructions, item locations, and any discrepancy alerts.
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