ReceivingStep 2 of 4

Count what came in.Keep the rest open.

Make sure what you got is what you ordered. Tick off what arrived against the PO, catch costly shortages and mistakes, and keep the balance open on the same order when shipments come in pieces.

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The receiving desk

The order is already waiting when the boxes arrive.

Shipments rarely arrive exactly as ordered. Without a clean receiving flow, teams miss shortages, overpay invoices, or lose track of what is still coming.

Invoe purchase order showing 8 of 13 units received across three items, with one item complete, one partially counted across four sizes, and one not yet arrived — One delivery arrived against this order. The rest stays on the same purchase order, item by item and size by size.

01
Open the right order
Find the PO in the receiving queue, or scan the shipment at the dock.
02
Count by item and by size
Record what is actually in the box against what the vendor promised, down to the size.
03
Leave the balance where it belongs
Anything short stays open on the same PO, waiting for the next delivery.

One order, every arrival

One PO carries the whole story.

A partial delivery does not become a second order or a loose note. The original PO keeps what arrived, what is still coming, and what needs a vendor conversation, together.

Tick what arrived, the balance stays open
Shortage and damage tracking
Invoice and landed-cost checks
One PO across every receive cycle

Receive at the POS instead

Before the first delivery

The practical questions.

Can Invoe handle partial shipments?

Yes. Receive what arrived and the rest stays open on the same PO for later. No backorder child rows, no fragmentation.

Can it help with vendor claims?

Yes. Shortages and damaged items can be tracked with the PO so follow-up has a clear record.

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