Before you begin
- Containers and Labels
How it works
Follow the arrows from left to right. Each stage prepares the information the next stage needs.
- 01Conditional
Closed containers
Configure the final Routing stage as a shipment stage when shipment handling is required.
provides the information needed for - 02Conditional
Shipment stage
Scan or select the containers and units included in the shipment.
provides the information needed for - 03Conditional
Verify identities and status
Verify expected quantities, identities, and allowed statuses.
provides the information needed for - 04Conditional
Create shipment record
Complete the shipment record and preserve its connection to production history.
provides the information needed for - 05Conditional
Dispatch
This stage contributes to the outcome: Verify that packaged output matches shipment requirements before dispatch.
Why this connection matters: Shipment verification should use closed, valid containers.
Step-by-step in Forge
Navigation: Manufacturing → Packaging & Shipping → Shipment Verification
- Open Shipment Verification: Open Packaging & Shipping and select Shipment Verification.
- Find the shipment: Search by shipment, ASN, order, or container and open the record.
- Scan the contents: Scan every container or finished unit expected in the shipment.
- Resolve differences: Review missing, extra, duplicate, quantity, and status exceptions.
- Complete verification: Confirm the final population and select the complete or approve action.
Watch the task
Watch: Shipment Verification
GIF walkthrough placeholder for Shipment Verification.
Rules to remember
- Shipment verification should use closed, valid containers.
- Abandoned packaging identities must not satisfy verification gates.
- Shipment records should remain linked to the Product and unit genealogy.
Ready when
- Expected and scanned shipment quantities match.
- All included containers have valid status.
- The shipment can be traced back to Work Orders and units.