Introduction for Return/Shortage Reasons

Throughout the operation, there will be instances where material has been rejected in the course of business. Examples of these places are Purchasing Receiving, Kit Preparation, Material Shortages, Shipping, etc. It is useful to have a common terminology to choose from, and avoid development of similar nomenclature that mean the same thing. To aid in focusing terms for reason codes, this setup area is established to be used whenever material is rejected. The available number of reasons for rejection is unlimited, but the user must have at least one entered in order to reject material in operations.

 

Examples of reject reasons might be: Damaged, Wrong Part, Early Delivery, Failed Spec, Failed Test, etc. The field length for a reason is 15 characters.