Receiving
Each incoming shipment is carefully validated by identification of product (publisher, author, title and code), quantity and identity. PSSC’s receiving departments are segmented into small and large receiving areas to facilitate the various nature of our client’s inbound product. All incoming product is counted and compared to paperwork sent with the shipments. Publishers are notified if there are any differences in counts. Product is subjected to a small sample inspection that is done within the tolerances agreed to by the client, weighed and entered into PSSC’s inventory system. All new receipts are counted, inspected, within 24 hours of receipt. A receiving report is emailed to publisher which documents weight, count, shipper and any damages. As soon as the inventory is entered into the system the product is available for shipping.
PSSC requires all incoming product to be bar-coded, preferably using the standards set forth by the Book Industry Study Group. http://www.bisg.org/what-we-do-cat-11-archive-of-information-on-isbn-13.php