Unix® System Management Primer Plus

Receiving Shipments

Receiving your purchased goods can be as easy as signing for a small box at the door or as difficult as transporting fifty 85-pound 36×48×24-inch boxes upstairs in your undersized freight elevator, then arranging for the secure storage of that million dollars' worth of equipment.

Receiving might seem like a simple job, but it's so critical to a business's daily operations that many larger companies have their own receiving departments to handle all the details.

Verifying Shipments

One of the problems with larger shipments is accounting for everything that's been delivered. Lost or missing merchandise can cause massive headaches, and it's hard to blame the vendor or shipping agent if you didn't take the time to account for ...