Reconciliation must connect collection, sorting and return by item type while distinguishing reported counts from verified quantities.
Index
A collected batch may return across separate deliveries; checking bags alone does not explain item discrepancies reported by customers.
The rule that changes the scope
Reconciliation must connect collection, sorting and return by item type while distinguishing reported counts from verified quantities.
Sector software may cover simple batches; custom development handles partial returns and discrepancies between counts at different locations.
Define the unit actually checked: individual items, sets and weight produce different evidence. Dispatch may include categories confirmed only during sorting. Record that difference in detail without inventing an item count at collection. A partial return must show which items were sent back and what remains in processing. Photographs help explain context but do not replace whichever physical count or verification the customer agreement requires.
Specify operational deliverables
- Associate each collection with customer, batch and identified item category.
- Record sorting differences without replacing the quantity reported during collection.
- Connect partial returns to the outstanding balance of that same batch.
Test the exception before acceptance
In a hypothetical scenario, the customer records one count and sorting finds another; the return must explain the discrepancy while preserving both checks.
Reference for assessing scope
NN/g: writing task scenarios for usability testing
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Bring a partially returned batch and the forms used to check items.