Shipping Ports contain descriptive details on overseas shipping ports and are used in purchasing for the tracking and reporting of incoming Purchase Orders and Shipments.
Example
By recording the shipping port your goods are being shipped from (or going through) you can easily report on outstanding purchases for those ports when problems such as strikes, accidents or war or adverse weather conditions arise at the port which could cause delays to your delivery.
You may have additional procedures to follow when you receive goods from certain origins, so the shipping port could be shown on the paperwork to indicate to your goods-in staff where the shipment is from.
Minimum Requirements
Shipping Ports are an optional list and do not need to be created unless you intend to use them for tagging your Suppliers, Purchase Orders and Shipments.
Changing Established Data
Add new Shipping Ports and apply to Suppliers, Orders and Shipments at any time.
Panel Options
- Standard panel features
- Maintenance
- Views
- Audit – shows an audit of data changes made over time to the shipping port currently being viewed
- Where used – shows a list of open purchase orders, shipments and suppliers with the shipping port currently being viewed
- Reports
- List Shipping Ports